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Australia's foreign investment regime - Budget changes
The Australian Government flagged a number of changes to Australias foreign investment regime in the 2017 Budget In a welcome development the changes seek to simplify an otherwise complex regime and encourage foreign investment in Australia Partner Wendy Rae and Associate Nick Kefalianos examine the ...
Improving accountability and member outcomes in superannuation?
The Federal Governments proposed new superannuation legislation imposes significant new obligations on RSE licensees and could have a material effect on shareholders The Allens Superannuation team reports on the key changes ...
New corporate collective investment vehicle exposure draft legislation released
The Federal Government today released exposure draft legislation for the new corporate collective investment vehicle one of the two forms of collective investment vehicle that it pledged to develop as part of the 2016-2017 budget Partners Marc Kemp and Charles Armitage and Senior Overseas ...
Approved product lists and FoFA adviser duties
The FoFA duties that apply to personal advice given to retail clients have been operating for over four years now. ASIC has enjoyed some recent success in the courts in cases brought on the basis of those duties. ...
Confirmation of FATCA Status of Australian Superannuation Funds
The Intergovernmental Agreement between Australia and the United States in relation to the implementation of the FATCA regime has been signed. ...
ASIC releases consultation paper on regulatory sandbox exemption for startups
ASIC has released a consultation paper on proposals to facilitate innovation in the financial services sector The proposals include details of the long-awaited regulatory sandbox It will be of interest to both emerging companies who may rely on the relief as well as investors in this space Senior ...
The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce unloaded
The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce members and terms of reference have been announced The terms of reference are very broad and come as no surprise with an emphasis on evaluating the adequacy of ASICs enforcement toolkit We analyse the key themes that are likely to emerge ...
Allens advises CBA on $1.25bn Hybrid Issue
Allens is advising Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA ) on its offer of CommBank PERLS XI Capital Notes, originally announced on 1 November 2018 to raise approximately A$750 million (or more or ...
Allens advises KKR on acquisition of certain Campbell international operations including Arnott's
As part of the transaction, KKR will acquire Arnott’s (the iconic Australian biscuit brand and a major driver of Campbell International’s sales), Campbell’s simple meals and snacking brands in ...
Corporate culture an increasing legal and reputational risk
Significantly, the report's findings move beyond broad recommendations, identifying the key factors singled out by the law and regulators as drivers of corporate culture and naming general counsel, ...