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Defining the objective of superannuation
Insight 09 Mar 2016

The Government released a discussion paper on the Objective of Superannuation today The paper says that the Government will enshrine in legislation the primary objective recommended by the Financial System Inquiry being To provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension ...

Commissioner threatens to issue higher tax bills
Insight 19 Feb 2016

The Commissioner of Taxation has in a recent Australian Senate Estimates hearing expressed frustration that companies potentially subject to Australias cross-border anti-avoidance laws including the new Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law or MAAL which have documents offshore outside the reach of his ...

New guidelines for unsolicited proposals for State-owned land in WA
Insight 28 Jan 2016

The WA Government has issued its formal guidelines for unsolicited proposals for the sale or lease of State-owned land By embracing the possibility of unsolicited proposals as opposed to encumbering every development opportunity with a procurement process and by expressing a willingness to engage ...

Allens Accelerate: The startup investor tax concessions - what you need to know
Insight 22 Mar 2016

The Federal Government has introduced a Bill detailing tax concessions to incentivise investment into Australian startups ...

Raising professional standards of financial advisers
Insight 05 Feb 2016

Following on from the reviews conducted by the Parliamentary Joint Committee and the Financial System Inquiry the Government delivered on its promises by releasing an exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment Professional Standards of Financial Advisers Bill 2015 the Bill late last year for ...

Supreme Court win for Alpha Mine bolsters future mining applications
Insight 07 Sep 2015

The Supreme Court of Queensland has dismissed an environmental groups challenge to the Land Courts decision in the Alpha Coal Mine objection proceedings and ordered it to pay costs In rejecting concerns raised by the group the Supreme Court has settled various points of law in ways that may assist ...

The final analysis: Updates to ASX Guidance Note 8 on Continuous Disclosure take effect
Insight 14 Jul 2015

Earlier this year ASX issued a consultation paper on proposed changes to Guidance Note 8 that sought to clarify existing continuous disclosure policy ASX has now released its consultation response together with the final version of Guidance Note 8 which took effect on 1 July 2015 While the final ...

'Safety net' or 'trampoline'? Emissions safeguard mechanism draft rules released
Insight 09 Sep 2015

The Federal Government has released its draft rules for the emissions safeguard mechanism which will impose financial penalties of up to 18 million on businesses that emit more than their allocated emissions baselines ...

Pre-emptive rights decision flags need for careful drafting
Insight 11 Aug 2015

The Western Australian Supreme Court has handed down a decision that has significant implications for the drafting of pre-emptive rights clauses in both joint ventureoperating agreements and shareholders agreements The decision also has ramifications for the conduct of sale transactions that involve ...

Fact sheet: The term sheet decoded
Insight 24 Sep 2015

The term sheet is the key document that determines the basis on which VCs and other investors will invest in your startup This means that its crucial to get the basics right from the outset ...

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