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Final piece of privacy reform jigsaw
Insight 28 Jan 2014

In important news for any Australian business that provides goods or services to individuals on deferred payment terms the long-awaited Credit Reporting Privacy Code has been registered Partner Michael Pattison and Senior Associate Matt Vitins report on the implications of the credit reporting ...

Tip sheet: Cyber security
Insight 23 Jul 2015

What should businesses do to avoid minimise or remedy the damage caused by a cyber breach ...

Fact sheet: Crowd-sourced equity funding - can you access it?
Insight 06 Oct 2015

The new Turnbull Cabinet has made clear its intention to support innovation so that Australia can have a thriving economy The Treasury has already done some work in this area releasing a consultation paper on crowd-sourcing equity funding CSEF for startups and small business ...

Back to a future for employee share scheme options
Insight 17 Oct 2014

After talks of introducing a special tax regime for employee options in start-ups, the Federal Government has reverted back to the global norm of employee options granted by all companies generally being taxed on exercise ...

Allens advises Westpac on zipMoney investment
News 15 Aug 2017

Allens has advised Westpac on its $40 million investment in listed Fintech zipMoney. The deal includes a $40 million equity investment, a grant of up to 9.8 million performance options and a ...

Allens wins ILTA Innovative Project of the Year
News 16 Aug 2017

Allens won the ILTA Innovative Project of the Year award for its Real Estate Due Diligence App REDDA. The system will allow lawyers to focus on expert legal analysis by removing the majority of the manual burden. ...

Allens helps launch Sydney's new fintech startup hub
News 25 Aug 2015

Allens has joined leading corporate and financial organisations in launching Sydney's independent, not-for-profit fintech hub, Stone & Chalk, tonight. Stone & Chalk, which was officially launched ...

Competition news
Insight 27 Jun 2018

Excessive payment surcharging reforms
Insight 11 Jul 2017

As of 1 September 2017 merchants will be prohibited from charging excessive payment surcharges for certain payment methods Under the new rules businesses can only pass on to customers what it costs them to process a payment The Allens Competition team have put together a brief overview of the ...

One click from meltdown - cyber attacks on critical infrastructure
Insight 03 May 2018

Security experts have been predicting for some time that as critical infrastructure networks become smarter more automated and more connected they will also become more vulnerable to cyber threats Reports last week of extensive attacks on critical infrastructure by hackers associated with the ...

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