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Allens hosts RegTech Association launch as corporate partner
The RegTech Association, a first-of-its-kind industry body designed to promote Australia's growing regulatory technology industry, has launched with Allens as one of its corporate sponsors. Hosted ...
Allens advises CBA on $1.25bn Hybrid Issue
Allens is advising Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA ) on its offer of CommBank PERLS XI Capital Notes, originally announced on 1 November 2018 to raise approximately A$750 million (or more or ...
Corporate culture an increasing legal and reputational risk
Significantly, the report's findings move beyond broad recommendations, identifying the key factors singled out by the law and regulators as drivers of corporate culture and naming general counsel, ...
Allens advises on Sydney Airport's market-leading sustainability linked loan
The A$1.4 billion loan is sustainability linked, incentivising Environment, Social and Governance ( ESG ) outcomes by Sydney Airport group members by reference to an independently assessed ...
Allens Number One for Project Finance transaction value
The Allens team worked with clients across the private and public sectors advising on market-leading transactions including: The sale by the New South Wales Government of a 51% stake in the ...
Allens advises KKR on acquisition of certain Campbell international operations including Arnott's
As part of the transaction, KKR will acquire Arnott’s (the iconic Australian biscuit brand and a major driver of Campbell International’s sales), Campbell’s simple meals and snacking brands in ...
Why CAMAC's final report might kickstart equity crowdfunding
As you read this the Melbourne-based makers of LazerBlade the affordable laser cutter engraver are probably exchanging high-fives Their Kickstarter project seeking 45000 has raised almost ten times that much Soon the projects backers hope to receive their LazerBlades ndash their pledges were ...
The Financial System Inquiry - matchmaking superannuation and infrastructure investment?
The vast pool of capital held in Australian superannuation funds now approximately A18 trillion has long been touted as a natural solution to Australias infrastructure funding deficit With the stable long-term cash flows characteristic of infrastructure assets providing a natural fit to the ...
ASIC's proposed competition objective
In its submission to the Financial System Inquiry the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proposed the addition of a statutory objective to enable ASIC to consider the impact of its decision making on competition when exercising its statutory powers and functions This paper explores ...
Allens insights: Brave new world where financial advisers work in sales
The Senate Economics Committees Report into ASICs performance is an interesting read It opens by calling ASIC a timid hesitant regulator too ready and willing to accept uncritically the assurances of a large institution And continues in a similar vein for almost 500 pages ASIC says it does the best ...