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Long-anticipated rules on cross-border lending into Vietnam finally issued
After various rounds of drafts and consultations, on 30 June 2023 the State Bank of Vietnam (the SBV) finally issued the long-anticipated regulations on non-government guaranteed cross-border foreign loans under Circular No. 08/2023/TT-NHNN (the New Circular). ...
How the UK's Brexit decision could affect you
This week the UK will vote on whether it wants to remain part of the EU This decision could have global economic impacts and affect your business For instance how will it impact on free trade agreements with Europe and the rest of the world the pace of deals in the UK and the UK regulatory ...
More stringent rules on cross-border lending proposed in Vietnam
The Draft Circular replacing the current circular No. 12/2014/TT-NHNN on conditions for non-government guaranteed cross-border foreign loans has been released for public consultation on 11 May 2022. It proposes to tighten conditions for taking out these loans, in order to manage Vietnam's overall borrowing exposure and ensure proper use of foreign loans. This Insight explains the potential impacts of the Draft Circular on foreign lenders and domestic borrowers. ...
Efficiently, honestly and fairly - overarching and fundamental obligations?
In his recent Interim Report into Misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Commissioner Hayne makes a lot of the duties of an Australian financial services licensee and an Australian credit licensee to provide financial services or credit activities as the case may be ...
Allens advises vendors on Queensland Airports sale
The firm acted as consortium counsel for Macquarie Asset Management-managed The Infrastructure Fund, State Super and Australian Retirement Trust on the sale of their combined interest to a consorti ...
Expert review into fees and costs disclosure - further changes ahead
Many of you will be familiar with the long and tortured history of fees and costs disclosure regulation in Australia. The most recent set of issues can be traced back to 2014 when ASIC tried to address what it considered to be gaps in and inconsistent application of the former regime ...
Allens advises Aware Super on investment in euNetworks
The investment, alongside other institutional investors, is part of a €2.1 billion equity recapitalisation, and broadens Aware's digital infrastructure investments across its portfolio. euNetworks ...
Allens advises SERV on first project financing
The refinancing is the first project financing for SERV, which is the holder of an exclusive 40-year operating concession to administer land registry services for the Victorian Land Titles Office ...
Evolving litigation landscape: recent ESG disputes trends
In this Insight, we spotlight emerging trends, reflect on potential implications for future ESG-related disputes and provide practical guidance on both managing stakeholder expectations and mitigating the risk of litigation. ...
Vietnam opens its debt trading market to foreign investors
Recent years have seen players in the Vietnamese banking sector making extensive efforts to recover non-performing loans or bad debts The Government has issued new regulations to improve the processes for recovering and handling bad debt in Vietnam and has implemented a framework to facilitate the ...