Isabel Chong
Isabel specialises in financial services regulation.
Isabel advises on financial services regulation with a particular focus on financial advice and distribution, superannuation and insurance. She has experience in advising on conduct and disclosure obligations, breach reporting, regulatory investigations and corporate restructurings of financial services businesses. She has also undertaken a client secondment at the Kingsford Legal Centre.
Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Isabel was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Farrell of the Federal Court of Australia.
Background
Isabel holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.
Isabel was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2020.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Resolution Life on its complex acquisition of AIA Australia’s superannuation and investments business via a Part 9 scheme under the Life Act
- Suncorp on its implementation of the UCT regime for insurance
- a large credit union on complex legal issues and AFCA engagement relating to a discretionary product
- BT Funds Management and Colonial First State on successor fund transfers and regulatory aspects of M&A transactions
- various insurers and superannuation trustees on legislative and regulatory changes relating to the Financial Accountability Regime and Quality of Advice Review
- a range of industry players such as TAL Life, Suncorp, NAB, HCF Life, MetLife and Mine Super on key regulatory issues such as breach reporting, anti-hawking, DDO, misleading and deceptive conduct, financial advice and other compliance issues
