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The Royal Commission heats up
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is well underway with its first round of public hearings wrapping up less than a month ago By reference to a number of case studies the first round of hearings focused on consumer lending practices In ...
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 ...
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 ...
Financial advice - vertically integrated institutions and conflicts of interest
ASIC has released its report on financial advice provided by vertically integrated institutions which is likely to be read with great interest by Commissioner Hayne and his team Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson and Partner Michelle Levy report ...
Allens advises senior financiers on Ventura Bus Company refinancing
Allens has advised a syndicate of senior lenders on the refinancing of Ventura Bus Company's existing debt facilities, which included senior debt, mezzanine debt and third ranking notes. The ...
Allens advises Sydney Desalination Plant to achieve refinancing and greater funding diversification
Allens project financing team, led by Partner and Head of Project Finance Michael Ryan and Managing Associate Lisa Zhou, has advised Sydney Desalination Plant Pty Ltd ( SDP ) and its related entiti ...
Allens tops project finance transaction value for 2017
Allens has topped the Inframation Deals Project Finance League Table for deal value in Australia and New Zealand in 2017. The firm advised on transactions with a combined value of over $29.5 billio ...
Federal Government's bold vision for data availability and use
The Federal Governments response to the Productivity Commissions report on data availability and use released this week outlines a bold vision but has a surprising lack of detail suggesting implementation is likely to be some way off If legislation is introduced the new regime will result in a ...
Breach reporting by AFS licensees
In the hurly burly of the Royal Commissions recent hearings concerning financial advice you may have missed some very important information about breach reporting by AFS licensees contained in the witness statement prepared by Mr Peter Kell Deputy Chair of ASIC ...
Personal advice and the best interests duty
There has been a great deal of attention given to the meanings of financial product advice and personal advice in the Corporations Act and many of us are eagerly waiting to see what Justice Gleeson will say about the topic in the case ASIC has brought against the BT trustees. ...