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Potential licensing relief for Foreign Financial Service Providers
Insight 15 Jul 2021

Following on from the 2021-22 Federal Budget announcement in May relating to additional licensing relief for Foreign Financial Service Providers (FFSPs), on Friday 9 July 2021, Treasury released a Consultation Paper titled 'Relief to Foreign Financial Service providers', which canvasses a range of potential options. This marks the next step in the long and winding FFSPs licensing relief saga. ...

Allens advises on US$750m LNG infrastructure investment
News 14 Jul 2021

TGA retains full control and ownership of its 27.5% interest in the Gladstone LNG Project joint venture. 'We congratulate GIP on another landmark acquisition', said lead Partner Igor Bogdanich. 'Th ...

Allens advises Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on $3.3bn PEXA IPO
News 12 Jul 2021

MSIP sold its entire 40 per cent stake in PEXA as part of the IPO, which valued PEXA at $3.3 billion. Allens previously advised MSIP on the $1.6 billion buyout of PEXA in late 2018, alongside ...

Allens advises LOGOS consortium on $1.67bn logistics acquisition
News 05 Jul 2021

Moorebank Logistics Park is Australia's largest freight infrastructure project and will link Port Botany direct to rail terminals and warehousing on a 243-hectare site, greater than the size of the ...

Initial responses to review of corporations and financial services regulation
Insight 29 Jun 2021

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a summary of the initial stakeholder views it has received in relation to its Review of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services Legislation (the Inquiry) over the course of its first eight months. ...

A tale of two courts: are wind farm assets fixtures or chattels?
Insight 08 Jun 2021

Wind farms and other renewable energy sponsors should be aware of two recent decisions of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and New South Wales, which have raised doubt over whether wind farm assets are chattels or fixtures. We briefly explore the key findings of each court and consider some broader repercussions of these decisions for the renewable energy industry. ...

FWC upholds mandatory jab again
Insight 02 Jun 2021

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has handed down two further decisions upholding the dismissal of employees in the aged care industry after they refused to comply with mandatory influenza vaccination directions. ...

'Your Future, Your Super' exposure draft regulations – what they mean for the super industry
Insight 27 May 2021

We have outlined the exposure draft regulations and our take on the implications for the super industry if they are made as proposed. ...

Key developments for APRA-regulated entities in managing climate risks
Insight 11 May 2021

Recently released guidance from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and two new barrister opinions re-emphasise the need for banks, superannuation trustees, insurers, and other organisations, to respond to, and appropriately manage, financial risks associated with climate change. ...

Allens advises on Australia's largest sustainability-linked loan
News 10 May 2021

The facility is the largest SLL announced in Australia to date, and sees the Fund become the first Australian REIT to apply a SLL framework to all its bank facilities. Under the SLL, sustainability ...

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