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Royal Commission: Round 2 - experiences with financial advice
Although the Commissioner says that the Royal Commission is part of the executive and not the judiciary and that he is therefore not able to make any findings of law he comes pretty close in his views in response to Round 2 And in some important respects those views do not correspond with ...
ASIC extends transition period for fees and costs disclosures, and delays consultation paper to January 2019
ASIC has extended the transition periods for certain fees and costs disclosure obligations applicable to superannuation funds and managed investment schemes by a further year pending the release of its consultation paper on the regime ...
What's ahead for home loans in 2019
Allens has written over the course of this year, the Royal Commission will bring and in fact already has brought monumental changes both in how banks are regulated and to the actual laws that apply ...
AFCA: The first six months - and the year ahead
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority AFCA the new one-stop-shop for resolving financial complaints has had a very busy first six months of operation ...
Are CCIVS the beginning of the end for the Unit Trust's monopoly?
The Federal Government has proposed to introduce two new forms of collective investment vehicle – each a shiny, tax-neutral alternative to the unit trust. ...
Where we are with superannuation retirement income changes
The Government has slowly been changing the superannuation retirement income system with the aim of increasing the range of retirement products available to Australians A number of changes have already been implemented and more are to come with the proposed Comprehensive Income Products for ...
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 acts on $2.9 billion NorthConnex road project
Allens has acted for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( CPPIB ) on its role in the consortium to fund the construction of, and then own, the NorthConnex project in Sydney. The consortium, ...
Allens acts on major agribusiness deal
Allens has advised property fund manager CorVal Partners Limited and family office RF Capital in their purchase of six poultry processing facilities across Australia from Inghams Property Managemen ...
Allens advises GPT on acquisition of Northland Shopping Centre
Allens has advised the GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund ( GWSCF ) on its $496 million dollar acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in the Northland Shopping Centre from the Canadian pension fund, ...