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Guarding Against Fraud and Loss–What You Need to Know When Taking Security by Way of a Bank Guarantee

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Bank guarantees (BGs) are a very old invention yet remain one of the most common forms of security that are provided in respect of leasing and other property transactions. Despite their prevalence, there are a number of risks...more

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General Insurance Policies: Tools of Financial Security or Instruments of Coercion and Control?

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The Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES) has recently published Catherine Fitzpatrick’s second ‘Designed to Disrupt’ discussion paper titled ‘Reimagining general insurance products to improve financial security.’ The...more

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How to De-bank Customers Legally and Fairly: Lessons from Beyond Bank

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Occurrences of de-banking have reportedly been increasing over the last decade1 as financial institutions seek to adapt to a changing regulatory and financial landscape. However taking such steps poses risks to financial...more

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Overview of Switzerland’s 10th sanctions package in relation to Russia

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On 29 March and 20 April 2023, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following those recently adopted by the EU as part of a tenth sanction package. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for...more

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Australian Financial Services Regulatory Update | Q3–Q4 2022

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This edition of the Update covers: Recent legal and regulatory developments, including guidance to APRA-regulated entities following the cyber attacks on Medibank and Optus, the release of the inaugural Climate...more

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Australia Financial Services Industry Royal Commission Leads to Class Actions Boom

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Australia's landmark Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry that was conducted throughout 2018 and reported in early 2019 highlighted numerous examples of potential...more

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Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry: Key Themes in the...

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The final report (the Report) of the Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Royal Commission) was released on 4 February 2019. The Report provides 76...more

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