Greg Patton
LinkedinSpecial CounselGreg helps financial services businesses grow in a complex regulatory environment. He regularly advises on developing new products, regulatory change projects such as DDO and AML/CTF, and regulatory engagements and investigations.
Favourite Quote
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” – Leonardo da Vinci
My Thoughts
ASIC’s Focus on Complex Trading Products Expands Beyond Contracts for Differences (CFDs)
02 Sep 2026ASIC's latest surveillance of online brokers offering short-dated exchange traded options (ETOs), futures and fractional share trading shows that the regulator's focus on high-risk and complex investment products now extends well beyond CFDs. ASIC has…
AI Governance in 2026 – new frontiers
29 Jul 2026We are helping multiple organisations develop AI governance frameworks and review existing policies. Clients are increasingly asking us how existing legal and regulatory obligations apply when AI becomes part of their business. Can a chatbot…
ASIC REP 828: The Risks of Running a Retail CFD Business
09 Feb 2026ASIC’s recent REP 828 – Risky Business: Driving change in CFD issuers’ distribution practices could, for CFD issuers, just as easily be called Risky Business: Running a retail CFD business in a DDO and PIO world. ASIC…