As the regulatory landscape in Australia evolves, ever increasing demands are being placed on financial service providers in regards to meeting their compliance obligations.Dentons'Taxation, Regulation and Compliance (TRAC) group is Australia's leading advisory team to the mortgage and finance industries. We advise many participants in the financial services sector on compliance, licensing and other aspects of laws that impact the finance sector. Our team’s expertise in dealing with regulatory and compliance issues has also led to the firm's involvement in the development and negotiation of a number of important legislative changes.Our areas of expertise include:• Documents and procedures for retail, commercial, and corporate lenders, with ongoing management and on line audit trails• Corporations Act compliance for financial services licensees and registered managed investment schemes (Ch 7 and Chapter 5C issues)• Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (AML / CTF Act) compliance• Australian Consumer Law compliance• Privacy Act assistance and advice• Outsourcing agreements, including management and broking distribution agreements• Risk management advice, including anti-fraud strategies• Joint venture agreements• Alliance agreements• GST on financial supply businesses• Reviewing advertisements, trade promotions (lotteries etc), third line forcing• Sales of financial services businesses• Compliance training.