With the SPF Rules and EDR authorisation commencing on 1 September 2026 and sector codes to follow in April 2027, you need to focus on how to operationalise compliance, align legal, risk and frontline teams and manage implementation challenges across governance, systems and processes. Gain a clear, actionable strategies to translate SPF requirements into workable frameworks, strengthen scam prevention capability within your organisation and confidently prepare for upcoming regulatory deadlines.  

Presenters

Frank Tao, Barrister, 9th Floor Selbourne Chambers
Frank is a barrister at 9 Selborne Chambers, and previously a solicitor at Linklaters LLP, London and Henry Davis York, Sydney. He is admitted to practice in Australia and England & Wales. He specialises in company law, insolvency and bankruptcy law, banking and financial services disputes, and contentious regulatory proceedings. Frank routinely advises and represents banks and financial services providers, companies, directors, and insolvency practitioners in connection with commercial litigation, civil penalty proceedings, and regulators’ investigations and administrative actions. Among other matters, Frank is currently representing two CFD providers in unrelated civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC.

Hong Viet Nguyen, Partner, Ashurst
Hong-Viet Nguyen is a Partner at Ashurst, focusing on financial services regulation. She advises a diverse range of clients (including banks, payments companies and fintechs) on navigating the Australian financial services regulatory regime. Her expertise spans financial services regulation, regulated consumer lending, payments, licensing, prudential regulation, and compliance. Hong-Viet's wealth of experience includes advising on regulatory change projects, financial services laws (including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism obligations), scams, payments, and the rise of new technologies (such as blockchain and digital assets). She also represents clients in responding to regulatory requests, providing strategic advice and support. With her comprehensive knowledge and client-focused approach, Hong-Viet is a trusted advisor to financial institutions and other stakeholders navigating the complexities of financial regulation.

Jonathan Perkinson, Partner, Ashurst
Jonathan is a financial services regulatory Partner in Ashurst's Risk Advisory practice. With extensive experience in navigating complex areas of financial services regulation, he advises clients on complying with scam and fraud regulation and developing strategies and frameworks to uplift capability in these areas. He also has deep experience in supporting clients with developing operational plans in response to regulatory issues as well as systemic customer remediation requirements. Prior to joining Ashurst Risk Advisory, Jonathan spent 21 years in a Big-4 professional services firm, including 10 years as an Australian Financial Services Partner. In this time he led practices focused on payments, regulatory remediation and most recently scams and fraud. Jonathan delivers quality outcomes by drawing on a wide range of expertise and applying regulatory, operational, and technology lenses to client issues. He works collaboratively with Ashurst's Australian and global experts in financial crime, identity, fraud, payments, privacy and cyber to help clients meet their regulatory obligations and protect their customers from harm.