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The ins and out (goings) of responsible lending
Very broadly speaking current legislation relating to responsible lending says that a person must not recommend or make an unsuitable loan to a consumer - an unsuitable loan being one that either does not meet the consumers requirements and objectives or imposes repayment obligations that they are ...
The Kwinana Waste to Energy project and the waste-to-energy landscape in Australia
After four years in the making the first commercial waste-to-energy project in Australia has achieved financial close but what opportunities and challenges lie in store for waste-to-energy in Australia ...
ACCC releases draft Consumer Data Right Rules for consultation
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 ...
Considering Robo-advice
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 ...
What's next for impact investing in Australia?
The Australian impact investing market has grown considerably in recent years and growth is largely attributed to a surge of impact investment with focus on environmental rather than social outcomes. ...
Trends over the past year in the Australian projects and infrastructure sectors
A substantial pipeline of both private and public infrastructure projects has attracted a variety of local and offshore project finance providers wishing to gain exposure to returns from these attractive Australian investment opportunities Allens Partners Nick Adkins Scott McCoy and Rob Watt look at ...
Forge-ing ahead - the treatment of fixtures under the PPSA
Under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth), the Court of Appeal have confirmed that 'fixtures' are to be understood in the same way as at general law and the same common law test applies to determining whether goods affixed to land have become fixtures. ...
English High Court provides important guidance on approach to LIBOR mis-selling claims
The English High Court has handed down its judgment on the first major case following the global regulatory investigations into alleged LIBOR manipulation ...
Improving external dispute resolution schemes - rather odd recommendations
It is difficult to describe the interim recommendations of the Expert Panel reviewing the financial system external dispute resolution and complaints framework as anything other than odd ...
Retail banking remuneration review
The Australian Bankers Association last year commissioned Stephen Sedgwick to undertake a review of remuneration in retail banking ...