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The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on banking and finance in Australia

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Published on: 28 October 2020

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Table of contents

The state of Australian loan markets
Substantive legal changes
Insolvency laws
APRA—Prudential Standard APS 220 (Credit Quality)
Procedural changes—electronic documents and execution
Electronic execution of documents by companies under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 127
Electronic execution of deeds
Electronic witnessing

Article summary

Banking & Finance analysis: Erin Wakelin, partner, and Henry Simpson, solicitor, in the Banking and Finance team at Herbert Smith Freehills Sydney discuss the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on loan markets and the execution of documents in Australia.

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