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Managed investment trusts exposure draft legislation: impacts on funds management industry
Insight 15 Apr 2015

Exposure draft legislation to implement the long-awaited changes to the tax regime for managed investment trusts has been released The amendments are lengthy and complicated and will require systems changes and careful review of trust deeds and constitutions Although the new regime will apply ...

Indirect costs - where to from here for superannuation trustees?
Insight 05 Mar 2015

As many in the superannuation and managed investments industries are well aware there has been a number of significant changes to the manner in which indirect costs will need to be calculated and disclosed in PDSs that are on issue after 1 January 2016 While parts of the industry are continuing to ...

Taxing diverted profits
Insight 28 Apr 2015

At the recent G20 meeting in Washington Treasurer Joe Hockey announced the establishment of a working group between Australia and the UK to develop initiatives to address so-called diverted profits involving multinational enterprises What are the implications for multinationals doing business in ...

Rupiah requirement on transactions in Indonesia update
Insight 30 Apr 2015

On 31 March 2015 the Indonesian central bank Bank Indonesia issued Bank Indonesia Regulation No 173PBI2015 on the Obligation to Use Rupiah in the Territories of Indonesia the Regulation which further implements the provision restricting the use of foreign currency in transactions within Indonesian ...

Draft rules and more consultation for the Asia Region Funds Passport
Insight 19 Mar 2015

APECs Working Group on the proposed Asia Region Funds Passport has issued a second consultation paper on the rules and operational arrangements for the Passport and seeks views from the public on a limited number of issues Managing Associate Janna Vynokur and Senior Associate Matthew Symmons report ...

Gradual steps towards online copyright infringement reform
Insight 19 Mar 2015

Telecommunications industry body the Communications Alliance has released a draft industry code that would introduce a copyright infringement notice scheme for internet service providers ...

Public authorities - reduced protection against negligence
Insight 19 Dec 2014

In coming to a recent decision the Queensland Supreme Court has taken a narrow view of a section of that states civil liability legislation that was designed to limit the liability of public authorities in Queensland Partner Nicholas Ng and Senior Associate Goran Gelic report on this decision and ...

The changing landscape of international investment agreements
Insight 03 Mar 2015

A recent United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report identifies recent trends in international investment agreements and investor-state dispute settlement - among them a rise in the integration of sustainable development objectives including via more careful regulation by states of ...

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 ...

Project finance in Australia
Insight 17 Mar 2015

Three of Allens most experienced project finance partners Phillip Cornwell Richard Gordon and Ben Farnsworth spoke to GTDT Market Intelligence - Project Finance about project finance trends including which industry sectors have been the most active and the most significant deals in Australia ...

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