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Mark Bland

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Mark is valued for his deep regulatory expertise and his strategic advice to clients on the execution of business plans in the highly regulated financial services sector.  

He provides advisory, transactional and regulatory dispute services to superannuation trustees as well as fund managers, financial advisory firms, platforms and other financial services and credit providers, helping clients navigate interactions with key regulators, particularly ASIC, APRA and AUSTRAC.

Mark serves on the Law Council’s Financial Services Committee and is a member of the Responsible Investment Association of Australia’s Nature Working Group.

Key deals

Team Super

Acting for Team Super in its A$22 billion successor fund transfer with TWUSUPER.

Superannuation trustee

Acting for a superannuation trustee in ASIC civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court. 

Public sector fund

Advising a public sector fund on the restructure of a defined benefit scheme, including its conversion to an accumulation arrangement.

Responsible Entity

Acting for a Responsible Entity in an ASIC investigation on design and distribution obligations.

Digital currency exchange

Acting for a digital currency exchange in  an AUSTRAC enforcement action.