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Nov 20, 2024 | twobirds.com | Jonathon Ellis |Henry Wrench |Jeremy Maybloom

Home Insights ASIC’s 2025 enforcement priorities – what’s on the corporate regulator’s mind? By Jonathon Ellis, Henry Wrench & Jeremy MaybloomASIC has announced its enforcement priorities for 2025. If you are involved in the management of a business operating in Australia, then these new priorities should be on your radar.

Sep 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Jonathan Tay |Henry Wrench

ASIC has recently published an enforcement and regulatory update for the first half of 2024. We considered ASIC 2024 enforcement priorities last year and have been tracking ASIC’s enforcement action, especially concerning crypto-assets and greenwashing. This article takes a quick look at ASIC’s recent update on these issues. As always, please reach out if there is any aspect of this update we can discuss further with you.

Jul 29, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Chris Clarke |Henry Wrench |Aaron Chan |Olivia Carns

Major reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime are expected in the upcoming months, following the closure of the second stage consultation by the Attorney-General’s Department on 13 June 2024. Earlier this year, AUSTRAC – Australia’s AML/CTF regulator – published its statement of 2024 regulatory priorities, which we summarised in our January article.

Feb 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Emma Croft |James Hoy |Henry Wrench

It is sometimes taken for granted in a data breach response that there is no utility in suing threat actors who are unknown and often located overseas in jurisdictions not amenable to cross-border litigation.

Nov 22, 2023 | lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Evelyn Park |Henry Wrench

ASIC has announced its enforcement priorities for 2024 – and there are a few notable changes from last year. While many of ASIC’s priorities remain the same each year (including its enduring priorities), the table below sets out the new additions to the list, and the priorities that have been cut. In particular, businesses in the ($3.5 trillion) superannuation and ($58 billion) used car industries should expect much closer scrutiny from ASIC next year.