Are you prepared for the regulatory changes in financial services? Stay current. Receive key insights into operational risk and management relating to the new Prudential Standard CPS230, the challenges of AML/CTF compliance including the anticipated Tranche 2 reforms and the latest on the implications of payment systems regulation. Gain a clear understanding of the legal issues in data trading and learn practical ways to mitigate risks, helping you navigate the challenges.

Presenters

Alice Molan, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Alice Molan is a financial services regulatory specialist. Alice is a Partner in Herbert Smith Freehills’ leading Australian financial services regulatory practice. She advises local and international clients in the banking, non-bank lending, payments and fintech sectors understand the application of regulatory obligations to their business and respond accordingly. Alice specialises in licensing requirements, prudential obligations, anti-money laundering and financial crime compliance, designing ongoing internal control frameworks and responding to regulatory reform. Alice spent a number of years in Hong Kong advising international financial institutions in connection with licensing and prudential matters, banking and securities regulations, virtual asset service provider reforms, anti-money laundering controls and ongoing regulatory obligations.


Steven Klimt, Partner, Clayton Utz
Steven has been practising in the retail banking and financial services area for over 30 years. His practice covers documentation, procedures, forms and systems, and financial services regulatory issues including consumer credit, anti-money laundering. payment systems and privacy.. His clients include many of Australia's leading financial institutions, Fintechs and finance companies. Steven is a contributing author to the CCH Australian Consumer Credit Law Reporter. He has been ranked in Best Lawyers Australia in Banking and Financial Services and Regulatory Practice for many years.


James Myint, Managing Partner, Stirling & Rose
James was the Australian Head of a major international law firm’s Digital Law practice and a founding member of an international law firm’s market-leading restructuring practice. James leads Stirling & Rose’s finance and restructuring practice, with significant local and global experience in high complexity ‘first of their kind’ transactions with a cross-jurisdictional focus, working in New York, Tokyo and Sydney. James advises major companies, funds, investors, financial institutions and blockchain platforms, specialising in Smart Legal Contracts, CBDCs, DeFi, digital investments and novel financings. James specialises in smart legal contracts, CBDCs and digital investments and financing.


Marcelo de Farias, Acting Head of Legal, Auto & General Insurance
Marcelo de Farias has more than 25 years of experience as lawyer across two jurisdictions. He holds a degree in Law in Brazil and a Master of Laws from Bond University. Marcelo is the acting Head of Legal at the Auto & General Group, which provides general insurance products, including the Budget Direct brand. Marcelo has been advising Auto & General on a wide variety of matters since 2019, such as large technology contracts and financial services compliance. He has previously worked for many years in law firms in Brazil and Australia, including HopgoodGanim Lawyers and Corrs, Chambers & Westgarth. Marcelo has significant experience in advising businesses on Intellectual Property, complex IT projects and supply agreements.


Andrea Beatty, Partner, Piper Alderman
Andrea specializes in financial services, banking, and corporate law, offering expertise in regulatory matters, corporate governance, compliance, and risk management. She helps clients navigate the evolving regulatory landscape to meet customer, shareholder, and regulatory expectations. Andrea designs and conducts financial services training for providers, senior executives, legal and compliance officers, consumer advocates, and lawyers. She advises domestic and foreign institutions on acquiring financial services and credit licenses, structuring businesses, and ensuring compliance with license obligations. Her services include drafting documents, conducting systems audits, and managing online application processes. Andrea also handles regulatory compliance projects, enforcement defenses, and investigations. Her experience covers financial products and channels like FinTech, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, payment systems, cryptocurrency, reward programs, and financial services acquisitions. She has extensive knowledge of privacy laws and advises on data security and breach remediation. Andrea develops and reviews AML/CTF programs and conducts training workshops on credit law, privacy, and anti-money laundering. Widely published, she has authored seven editions of 'Annotated National Credit Code' and contributed to 'Consumer Finance Law Review' and 'Banking Regulation Review.' Andrea is a member of several financial services associations and serves as Deputy Chair of the Law Council Business Law Section Privacy Committee.