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Infrastructure investment in Australia - the road ahead for institutional investors
Insight 11 Dec 2017

With large-scale privatisations slowing and intense competition for assets that do come to market institutional investors are looking to non-traditional assets to provide similar long-term stable and predictable returns ...

Move to require big banks' participation in comprehensive credit reporting
Insight 23 Feb 2018

The Federal Government has introduced draft legislation to establish a long-awaited mandatory comprehensive credit reporting regime for the major banks from 1 July 2018 Partner Gavin Smith Senior Associate Emily Cravigan and Lawyer Dougald Coulson report ...

Financial advice - vertically integrated institutions and conflicts of interest
Insight 25 Jan 2018

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 ...

Design and distribution obligations - products caught (or excluded)
Insight 17 Apr 2019

Four and a half years after the FSI recommended a targeted and principles-based design and distribution obligation the Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers Act 2019 the Act has recently received the Royal Asset Although the design and distribution obligations will not ...

ACCC releases draft Consumer Data Right Rules for consultation
Insight 15 Apr 2019

In preparation for the implementation of the first phase of the Consumer Data Right on 1 July 2019 the ACCC has released draft CDR Rules for consultation The draft rules detail how the CDR will function across all designated sectors in practice including how data is to be shared the criteria for ...

Cool PE deal: Allens acts on sale of air conditioning business
News 05 Feb 2014

Allens has acted for private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd in the sale of the Actrol Group to Reece Australia Limited for $280 million. Corporate Partner and Co-Head of the firm' ...

Allens advises lenders on $22 billion debt financing
News 03 Apr 2014

Allens has acted for a syndicate of 20 lenders that is providing the $22 billion needed for shopping centre group Westfield Group to complete its restructure and merge its Australian and New Zealan ...

Michelle Levy wins Partner of the Year
News 29 Apr 2016

Partner Michelle Levy was announced as 'Partner of the Year' in the Financial Services category at last night's Lawyers Weekly inaugural awards ceremony held in Sydney. Michelle is a financial ...

Allens advises Plenary on market-leading infrastructure bond deal
News 25 Oct 2016

Allens has advised a Plenary-led consortium on the successful $1 billion refinancing of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC). This was a significant deal for the Australian infrastructu ...

Allens advises Hunan Valin on US$355 million issuance
News 15 Nov 2016

Allens has advised Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd ( Hunan Valin ) on the issuance of US$355 million zero coupon bonds due 2021, exchangeable for approximately 65 million shares in Fortesc ...

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