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Allens advises ARENA on large-scale solar program projects
Allens' financing team has advised the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ( ARENA ) in connection with the funding of three solar farms with combined project costs of $274 million. The three projec ...
Linklaters and Allens advise on Victoria International Container Terminal Limited
On 20 July 2016, Victoria International Container Terminal Limited ( VICT ), the Australian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc. ( ICTSI ), successfully closed an export ...
Government and ASIC announcements for FinTech sector
There were three announcements this week that will serve to bolster the emerging Australian FinTech sector The Government released a statement in support of FinTech as part of its National Innovation and Science Agenda while ASIC issued two sets of guidance an information sheet for providers of ...
Designing effective remediation programs
ASIC issued Regulatory Guide 256 Client review and remediation conducted by advice licensees late last week In short RG 256 says an Australian financial services licensees duty to provide financial services efficiently honestly and fairly means they have to take responsibility for the consequences ...
Allens advises Goldwind on Australia's largest wind farm
Allens has advised Goldwind on the development and financing of the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm project, which commenced construction this month. When constructed, the 530MW wind farm will be the ...
Defining the objective of superannuation
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 ...
Preparing a target market determination for a financial product
As the design and distribution obligations for issuers and distributors of financial products inch closer there is a good deal of hand-wringing taking place Much of it concerns what a target market determination should look like Guidance from the European Securities and Markets Authority on MiFID II ...
Draft code of ethics for financial advisers - in need of much more work
You would be hard pressed to find a bigger load of nonsense than the draft code of ethics for financial advisers issued recently by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...
Allens advises bank syndicate on $300 million banking facility
Allens has acted for a syndicate of banks in the establishment of a $300 million syndicated banking facility for business equipment financier Silver Chef Limited. The banking partnership with ANZ, ...
Allens advises on Ravenhall Prison Project refinancing
The Ravenhall Prison Project was designed and built and is being maintained and operated by the GEO Consortium under a public private partnership arrangement involving The GEO Group Australia, ...