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Tip sheet: Cyber security
Insight 23 Jul 2015

What should businesses do to avoid minimise or remedy the damage caused by a cyber breach ...

Tip sheet: Big data - How to get the most out of your data
Insight 23 Jul 2015

Big data is becoming a significant corporate asset a huge competitive advantage and the foundation of new business models ...

Bank technology failures: A new frontier for regulatory intervention?
Insight 03 Dec 2014

The UKs regulatory authorities have imposed the largest ever fines in Europe for technology failures in the financial services industry following a serious IT incident affecting more than 65 million customers in the UK It should serve as a cautionary tale for Australian financial institutions ...

Government proposes major changes to privacy law
Insight 09 Apr 2019

The Federal Government has proposed radically increased financial penalties and new powers for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the wake of increased scrutiny of social media platforms and a growing consensus that Australias privacy legislation has fallen behind global norms ...

Would you like financial services with your social network? Facebook consortium to launch new cryptocurrency
Insight 08 Jul 2019

In a bold new play, a consortium led by social media giant Facebook has announced plans to enter the financial services sector through the launch of a cryptocurrency called Libra. Both a currency and a blockchain backed payment system, the project could have a profound impact on the financial servic ...

Implications of the Critical Infrastructure Centre for foreign investment in Australia
Insight 24 Feb 2017

The Australian Governments Critical Infrastructure Centre launched earlier this year is part of the governments plans to manage national security concerns arising from foreign investment in Australian critical infrastructure The Centre has released a discussion paper calling for input into how it ...

Allens appoints Banking & Finance Managing Associate
News 18 Aug 2015

Allens has further bolstered its market-leading Banking & Finance practice with the appointment of Benjamin Downie as a Managing Associate. Benjamin joins Allens from Gilbert + Tobin where he was a ...

Mandatory margining: APRA final rules released
Insight 20 Oct 2016

APRA has released its long-awaited Prudential Standard CPS 226 Margining and risk mitigation for non-centrally cleared derivatives While these rules are based on the Draft released in February of this year and address some of the concerns raised during the consultation process there are still a ...

Allens acts on sale of the Optima Centre to Charter Hall
News 29 Oct 2018

Allens has advised a fund managed by BlackRock in relation to the sale for more than $125 million of Perth's Optima Centre to two separate funds managed by the Charter Hall Group. The Optima Centre ...

Allens acts on major agribusiness deal
News 20 Nov 2014

Allens has advised property fund manager CorVal Partners Limited and family office RF Capital in their purchase of six poultry processing facilities across Australia from Inghams Property Managemen ...

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