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ASIC releases paper on collective action by institutional investors
ASIC has released its consultation paper on collective shareholder actions which calls for feedback on a draft update to Regulatory Guide 128 The consultation paper illustrates ASICs current albeit preliminary views on the tension between fostering increased investor engagement on the one hand and ...
Take care! Court confirms the devil in the details for PPSA registrations
In a recent case a leasing company lost 23 million worth of leased equipment because it had registered the lease against the lessee companys ABN rather than its ACN - involving just two extra digits The equipment vested in the lessee company when it went into voluntary administration The court ...
Government releases FOFA regulations
The Governments much anticipated FOFA regulations were registered today and provide significant relief for benefits provided to employees and representatives of product issuers who provide general advice They also expressly allow bonuses to be linked to successful product sales providing the bonus ...
Green Renaissance in Australia
After more than three years of inertia, the Australian renewable energy industry is finally showing signs of a resurgence ...
Seeking judicial advice on whether to seek judicial advice
For more than 150 years trustees have been able to obtain advice from courts on matters affecting the management or administration of trust property and on matters respecting the interpretation of trust deeds Trustees would usually only seek such advice however if they had doubts about a proposed ...
Strong ECM volumes to continue
Recent strength in the IPO market has seen a number of issuers come to market over the past 12 months Partners and Co-Heads of the Allens Equity Capital Markets Practice Julian Donnan and Robert Pick recently convened a FinanceAsia roundtable to discuss the latest developments in ECM Julian and ...
Federal Court sheds new light on public benefit test in Tatts/Tabcorp merger appeal
The Federal Courts decision about the proposed TabcorpTatts merger has provided significant clarification about the public benefit test for authorisations This is timely in light of the legislation before the Senate that proposes to combine the Tribunal authorisation process with the formal ACCC ...
Allens advises ZEN Energy on its loan note program
The funds were raised via the issue of loan notes to several investors and will be used for various purposes, including the development of renewable energy projects in ZEN Energy's portfolio across ...
Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on acquisition of a 50% stake in LMS Energy
LMS Energy is the country’s largest landfill gas operator, with 36 biogas-to-energy facilities, 26 biogas flaring facilities and six solar projects. It focuses on emission reduction through the ...
Allens advises Macquarie Capital and Jarden on 29Metals' $151m entitlement offer
29Metals announced that the proceeds received will be used to fund the Capricorn Copper Recovery Plan and near-term Golden Grove capital projects, de-risk the balance sheet and position 29Metals to ...