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Bringing light to the shadows: regulation of the Australian shadow banking sector
Insight 08 Aug 2014

The Financial Stability Board has been working since the GFC to develop a policy framework that mitigates the systemic risks of the shadow banking sector while simultaneously preserving its benefits We examine international developments in shadow banking and the Boards proposed regulatory response ...

Directors' duties and the interests of 'APRA beneficiaries'
Insight 02 Sep 2014

The interim report of the Financial System Inquiry FSI asks whether directors in different parts of the financial system should have different duties ...

Workplace Health & Safety Quarterly
Insight 05 Aug 2014

We look at the circumstances surrounding the prosecution of a business for using hazardous chemicals the courts move to increase penalties for WHS breaches a new monetary threshold for principal contractor duties in Victoria and the growing use of enforceable undertakings as an alternative to ...

The disallowance of the FoFA Streamlining Regulation - what has been missed in all the noise?
Insight 03 Dec 2014

The Senates disallowance of the Corporations Amendment Streamlining Future of Financial Advice Regulation 2014 was messy However the same could be said of the process by which FoFA was originally enacted ...

Japan and Australia - a new era of opportunity
Insight 11 Jul 2014

This weeks historic visit to Australia by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been widely lauded as the beginning of a new era in the relationship between the two countries Japan Sector Leader and Partner Tim Lester and Senior Associate Penny Alexander report on the opportunities this new ...

Federal Court rules liquidator needn't account for tax on sale of assets
Insight 21 Oct 2014

The Full Federal Court has held that a liquidator has no obligation to retain monies on account of tax until a notice of assessment has been issued While the decision is a win for taxpayers and creditors of insolvent entities it remains to be seen how the Commissioner of Taxation will respond ...

Term of mutual trust and confidence not implied into Australian employment contracts
Insight 10 Sep 2014

A landmark High Court decision has determined that a term of mutual trust and confidence is not necessary and should not be implied at law into employment contracts in Australia Special Counsel Eleanor Jewell reports ...

PNG Budget looks to improve compliance and strengthen revenue base
Insight 19 Nov 2014

The Papua New Guinea Government has delivered its 2015 National Budget which contains a number of amendments to taxation legislation that are part of the Governments efforts to improve compliance and strengthen its revenue base Senior Associate Ryan Warokra reports ...

Foreign investment changes in Indonesia
Insight 27 May 2014

Some Indonesian business sectors are closed to foreign investment while others are subject to foreign ownership limits There have been some changes to theseforeign investment restrictions under Indonesias widely anticipated revisedNegative Investment List which became effective on 24 April The ...

AFCA: The first six months - and the year ahead
Insight 17 Apr 2019

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 ...

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