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Law360 ® Australia Financial Services covers the legal forces shaping Australia's financial sector - from regulatory enforcement and legislative reform to litigation and major transactions. Built for lawyers and legal professionals, it tracks the developments that matter across banks, insurers, superannuation funds, asset managers, and fintechs.
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Latest News in Financial Services AU
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August 21, 2026
Law Firm Drops 'Deposit Flicking' Case After Media Attention
Law firm Agency Settlements has discontinued its case against the founder of conveyancing firm Dott & Crossitt, Jared Zak, and agreed to pay costs over his allegations that it engaged in "deposit flicking," citing media coverage of the matter driving such rapid growth that it could no longer substantiate specific losses, director Lucas McEntee said in a statement to Law360 on Thursday.
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August 21, 2026
Judge Backs NetWealth $100M First Guardian Deal With ASIC
A Federal Court judge has approved a more than $100 million agreement between NetWealth Superannuation and ASIC, with no further penalties for NetWealth, after it paid out customers for their net deposits into the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund.
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August 21, 2026
ART Chief Enlists Staff To Head Off Next Robodebt
The President of the Administrative Review Tribunal and Federal Court of Australia Justice Emilios Kyrou says the sheer volume of cases overseen by the ART makes it impossible for leadership alone to identify systemic maladministration issues, saying he calls on members and staff to bring attention to recurring problems as a safeguard against another "Robodebt-type tragedy."
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August 21, 2026
Struck-Off Lawyer Jailed For Holding Back Email Details
A Victorian Supreme Court judge has ordered former solicitor Joseph Guss to spend a week in jail after he refused to hand over email login details to a manager appointed to his practice following the cancellation of his practising certificate for several instances of professional misconduct.
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August 21, 2026
NSW Judge Must Recuse Over Grievance Against DPP Chief
NSW District Court Judge Penelope Wass has been ordered to stand aside from three criminal cases after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal found a reasonable observer may have doubts about her impartiality on the bench.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Litigation involving financial companies or executives
- Federal Court and Supreme Court financial services cases
- Class actions and shareholder suits
- Financial reporting misconduct
- Superannuation trustee service failures
- Poor private credit practices
- AGENCIES
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
- Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
- Financial Services Council (FSC)
- Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Australian financial regulation, policy proposals, and legislative reform
- Financial legislation and amendments in the Australian Parliament
- Prudential and conduct regulatory standards and guidance
- International financial regulation with impact on Australian markets
- ENFORCEMENT
- Fraud investigations and regulatory actions
- Insider trading and market misconduct
- Money laundering and financial crime
- Breach of financial services license conditions
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption cases
- Auditor misconduct
- PROFILES
- Interviews with senior lawyers and regulatory officials
- Personnel moves
- Judicial and regulatory appointments
Readership
- Financial services lawyers and barristers at leading Australian law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at top Australian companies
- Executives and attorneys at banks, investment firms, superannuation funds, and other financial organizations
- International financial services attorneys with Australian market interests
- Information professionals at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at Australian federal and state government agencies
- Judges and court staff
- Solicitor and law firm marketing professionals