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Royal Commission: Round 1 - experiences with consumer lending practices
Insight 02 Oct 2018

In examining the topic of consumer lending the Commission considered issues arising from the sale of credit products ndash including residential mortgages car finance and credit cards - by reference to case studies involving the four major banks as well as Aussie Home Loans and Citi ...

Changes to open and transparent sale process requirement for foreign persons acquiring agricultural land
Insight 22 Oct 2018

On 25 September 2018 the Foreign Investment Review Board released revised guidance on the application of the requirement for an open and transparent sale process for foreign persons acquiring agricultural land Partner Wendy Rae Senior Associate Julian Barendse and Lawyer Bianca Sacco examine these ...

Allens advises on refinancing of US$3.5bn Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal
News 02 Oct 2018

Allens has advised a syndicate of 22 financiers on the refinancing of the US$2.5 billion senior project financing facilities for the US$3.5 billion Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal ( WICET ) ...

Corporate law developments
Insight 05 Oct 2018

Welcome to our monthly snapshot of regulatory updates and other developments in corporate law We know you are busy so our focus is on capturing key issues ...

ASIC extends by a further year licensing relief for foreign financial service providers
Insight 03 Oct 2018

The recent ASIC Corporations Amendment Instrument 2018807 extends by a further year licensing relief for foreign financial service providers who carry on a financial services business in Australia without an Australian financial services licence While its another welcome licensing reprieve for such ...

Third tranche of draft CCIV legislation released
Insight 18 Oct 2018

Draft legislation intended to address some of the continuing gaps in the proposed corporate collective investment vehicle framework has been released with submissions on it closing soon Partner Marc Kemp and Associate Mai Go report ...

Allens advises APN Outdoor on $1.119bn acquisition by JCDecaux
News 10 Sep 2018

Allens has secured ACCC clearance on behalf of APN Outdoor for its acquisition by way of scheme of arrangement by JCDecaux SA, through which JCDecaux will acquire 100 per cent of the company's issu ...

Allens acts for National Storage on equity raising
News 30 Aug 2018

Allens has advised ASX-listed National Storage REIT (NSR) on its fully underwritten A$175 million equity raising. NSR is one of the largest self-storage providers in Australia and New Zealand, and ...

Treasury proposes tougher penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct
Insight 26 Sep 2018

The Federal Government has released exposure draft legislation for public consultation that if enacted will implement many of the recommendations of the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce to strengthen the penalty regime for corporate and financial sector misconduct Partner Simun Soljo and Lawyer ...

Close and continuous monitoring - the new ASIC approach of embedding its officers in banks
Insight 19 Sep 2018

ASIC has recently announced a new supervisory approach that involves embedding ASIC officers in the four major banks and AMP ...

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