Appointed to numerous financial institutions panels, Norton Rose Fulbright is well placed to advise global businesses and ASX-listed entities on their response to investigations from bodies such as APRA and ASAIC. The team also has a strong track record of acting on matters relating to multi-jurisdictional compliance and is active in the financial advice remediation space. Ray Giblett and Peter Mulligan head up the fintech division with the latter a key contact for contentious and non-contentious insurance mandates. Fellow co-head Jon Ireland has longstanding experience in advising asset managers on strategic initiatives. Helen Taylor frequently assists major financial institutions with a range of risk advisory work, while Merren Taylor is singled out for her superannuation and corporate governance expertise. Claudine Salameh departed in November 2023.
Testimonials
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‘A knowledgeable and prompt practice.’
‘Strong commercial knowledge and a willingness to work with us the client.’
‘The Norton Rose team were attentive and hard working. James Morris and Shen Low have been prompt in their responses and they are able to apply a practical lens to the work.’
Key clients
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- ING Bank (Australia) Limited
- AMP Limited
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- HSBC
- QBE
- ANZ Banking Group
- Mercer
- Australian Ethical
- IOOF
Work highlights
- Advising Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) on an uplift of obligations baseline in relation to the Banking Code of Practice, the ePayments Code and the General Insurance Code.
- Advising Australian Ethical, one of the fastest growing superannuation funds in Australia, in connection with a wide range of superannuation and investments law matters.
- Assisted Mercer in updating its full suite of template customer-facing Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs) and associated reference guides in compliance with the new disclosure regime for fees and costs.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jon Ireland, Ray Giblett, Peter Mulligan