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Richard Batten |
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| LLB, LLM |
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Biography
Richard specialises in the regulation and distribution of financial services and products, in particular in relation to funds management, insurance and superannuation. He has undertaken significant projects involving product design, distribution strategies and agreements, and compliance programs.
He is an acknowledged expert on Australian financial services regulation (FSR) and anti-money laundering (AML). His depth of understanding and practical experience of the financial services industry has proved invaluable when advising on strategic planning for and implementation of regulatory requirements for both major financial institutions and specialist financial services providers.
He has developed innovative and commercial solutions across all areas affected by the FSR regime, including complex areas of regulation such as non-cash payment facilities, securitisation and derivatives. It also led him to develop products such as Minter Ellison's Integrated FSR, the Disclosure Toolkits and the Superannuation Safety Toolkit.
Richard chairs the Investment and Financial Services Association(IFSA) and Regulatory Issues Working Group which meets regularly with key financial services regulators and has actively contributed to submissions on FSR and AML by IFSA and the Insurance Council of Australia. He is a also member of IFSA's AML Work Group.
Richard writes regularly for industry publications and has appeared before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee in relation to AML.
Before joining Minter Ellison, Richard was in-house Legal Counsel with Royal & SunAlliance (now Promina).
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