Financial Services

A dynamic industry needs dynamic legal advice.

Overview

If money makes the world go round, what makes money go round?

It's the banks and financial institutions, that's who. They underpin a sophisticated economy. And underpinning them is a complex regulatory system, including anti-money laundering, the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act, National Consumer Credit Protection Act, and privacy and data breach laws. 

But if you really understand that regulatory system (and we do – we even advise Australia's central bank, The Reserve Bank of Australia) then you have a robust foundation to explore and innovate.

It's what's helped our clients with pioneering securitisations, novel legal structures for their domestic and cross-border investment funds, and other new financial products and fintech. 

And it helps when our banking and financial clients need expertise beyond their core business, such as tax-efficient products and transactions, mergers, employee relations, litigation or regulatory inquiries.

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Incoming changes to Australia's foreign investment framework: What investors need to know
20 May 2026 | Article
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Australia's 2026–27 Budget and the foreign investment landscape: what investors need to know
19 May 2026 | Article
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Merger control regime: involuntary outcomes for voluntary administrations
15 May 2026 | Article
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Australian Budget 2026-27: sweeping tax changes to bring foreseeable (and unintended) consequences for investors
14 May 2026 | Article
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Australia's Sustainable Investment Product Labelling regime: what product issuers need to know
8 May 2026 | Article
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Media release: Clayton Utz advises Nelnet on acquisition of Passtab, Entrytab, and Resitab businesses
7 May 2026 | Media Release
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APRA's AI letter: a shift from framework to targeted expectations
5 May 2026 | Article
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The Middle East conflict: what Australian corporates should do now, and into the future
29 Apr 2026 | Article
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Litigation and strategy – testing the limits in the Mirabela liquidation
22 Apr 2026 | Article
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The role of AI in corporate governance: Lessons from ASIC v Bekier
10 Apr 2026 | Article
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Parliament passes exemptions for foreign financial service providers
8 Apr 2026 | Article
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