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Section 68A - undue attention to an inadequate remedy
Its not often that a section of the SIS Act makes the daily news but section 68A of the SIS Act has done just that following the publication of a report commissioned by Industry Super Australia It is startling how much weight ASIC and APRA are apparently giving to the report as its findings are not ...
Bank capital - where to from here?
If you have been following the debate about bank capital in recent months you could be forgiven for thinking there is only one issue how much capital should banks have to hold on account of their residential property lending activities However the Financial System Inquirys recommendations on bank ...
Taxing diverted profits
At the recent G20 meeting in Washington Treasurer Joe Hockey announced the establishment of a working group between Australia and the UK to develop initiatives to address so-called diverted profits involving multinational enterprises What are the implications for multinationals doing business in ...
Deal announced on revised Renewable Energy Target
The Federal Government and Labor opposition yesterday announced that they had reached a long-awaited agreement to lower the Renewable Energy Target from 41000GWh to 33000GWh Partner Grant Anderson and Senior Associate Alex Purtill report ...
Rupiah requirement on transactions in Indonesia update
On 31 March 2015 the Indonesian central bank Bank Indonesia issued Bank Indonesia Regulation No 173PBI2015 on the Obligation to Use Rupiah in the Territories of Indonesia the Regulation which further implements the provision restricting the use of foreign currency in transactions within Indonesian ...
Qld, NSW and Vic impose stamp duty surcharge on foreign purchasers of residential land
Queensland will impose a stamp duty surcharge of 3 per cent on direct and indirect acquisitions of residential land in Queensland by foreign purchasers with effect from 1 October 2016 A similar stamp duty surcharge has been announced by the New South Wales Government with effect from 21 June 2016 ...
Allens Accelerate: Preparing for investment
As a startup looking to raise capital youll most likely spend a fair bit of time thinking about your pitch to potential investors and if youre lucky the terms of any investment ...
AMITs are here (at last)
It has taken a while but out of the dust of an early Federal Budget and double-dissolution election announcement a new tax attribution regime for Attribution Managed Investment Trusts has emerged relatively intact While the AMIT regime should generally be welcomed as a positive thing for MITs in ...
Green Renaissance in Australia
After more than three years of inertia, the Australian renewable energy industry is finally showing signs of a resurgence ...
Proposed amendments to the PNG Land Act
Amendments to the Papua New Guinea Land Act have been proposed which among other things will restrict ownership of land by non-citizens including PNG incorporated companies that are wholly or partly owned by non-citizen individuals or companies ...