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Retail banking remuneration review
The Australian Bankers Association last year commissioned Stephen Sedgwick to undertake a review of remuneration in retail banking ...
Improving external dispute resolution schemes - rather odd recommendations
It is difficult to describe the interim recommendations of the Expert Panel reviewing the financial system external dispute resolution and complaints framework as anything other than odd ...
Contract Law Update 2016
When is a person bound by their e-signature When does a breach of contract constitute a repudiation of that contract When does an exchange of correspondence give rise to a binding contract What is the latest on penalties These were some of the contract law issues considered by appellate courts ...
Product rationalisation - again
The FSI report recommended that the Government facilitate rationalisation of legacy products in the life insurance and managed investment scheme industries The need for ways to close legacy products has been kicking around for at least a decade and in 2007 Treasury released a very thorough options ...
Government launches innovation agenda - now wait for the ideas boom
You might be getting tired of all of the talk about innovation and keen to see some of it actually happen The Governments recent announcements could help but there is a long way to go before the mining boom becomes the ideas boom ...
Allens advises on groundbreaking renewable energy funding deal
Allens has advised Infrastructure Capital Group ( ICG ) on the successful A$205 million issue in the US Private Placement ( USPP ) market by Hallett Hill No.2 Wind Farm. The transaction is ...
Allens advises REST on its first direct debt investment
Allens has acted for Australian superannuation fund REST Industry Super ( REST ) to achieve completion of its first direct debt investment. The deal was led by Allens banking and finance Partners ...
Allens acts for Magellan Flagship Fund on A$128 million raising
Allens has acted for Magellan Flagship Fund Limited ( MFF ) on its A$128 million capital raising. MFF raised the capital via a pro-rata renounceable entitlement issue of new fully paid ordinary ...
Allens appoints Banking & Finance Managing Associate
Allens has further bolstered its market-leading Banking & Finance practice with the appointment of Benjamin Downie as a Managing Associate. Benjamin joins Allens from Gilbert + Tobin where he was a ...
Allens advises IDP Education on A$331.6 million IPO
Allens has advised IDP Education Limited on its A$331.6 million Initial Public Offer, launched with lodgement of a prospectus on 12 November 2015. IDP Education – headquartered in Melbourne – is a ...