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The best interests duties - process or outcome?
Insight 05 Feb 2015

Superannuation fund trustees and their lawyers including this one have been grappling for years with what the covenant in section 522c of the Superannuation Industry Supervision Act 1993 means What must a trustee do to exercise its powers and discharge its duties in the best interests of ...

The fiduciary duty of mortgage brokers?
Insight 05 Nov 2014

There is lots of noise about the duties of financial advisers and lawyers including us love to debate whether FoFA has left any room for fiduciary obligations ...

Risk management - what, if anything, does the 'three lines of defence' model do?
Insight 05 Nov 2014

From 1 January 2015 a new common risk management prudential standard will apply to banks general insurers and life companies and in many cases to other companies in the corporate groups in which those institutions sit Michael Mathieson looks at the three lines of defence model that APRA proposes to ...

Should APRA's prudential standard-making powers extend to directors' duties?
Insight 05 Nov 2014

In recent times APRA has been active in prescribing duties for directors of the institutions it regulates In light of what has happened it is worth asking should the question of directors duties be excluded from APRAs prudential standard-making powers ...

Allens appoints five new partners
News 04 Jul 2016

Allens is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners: Chris Blane, Benjamin Downie, Linda Govenlock, Chung Le and Scott McCoy. Franki Ganter, who joined the firm as an M&A specialist ...

Allens advises China Construction Bank on Pacific Hydro acquisition financing
News 02 Feb 2016

Allens has advised China Construction Bank Corporation, Sydney Branch on two syndicated facilities of approximately A$1 billion and US$1.7 billion to fund the acquisition of Pacific Hydro and other ...

Allens advises Plenary on market-leading infrastructure bond deal
News 25 Oct 2016

Allens has advised a Plenary-led consortium on the successful $1 billion refinancing of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC). This was a significant deal for the Australian infrastructu ...

Allens advises Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on strategic partnership with Equity Trustees
News 20 Dec 2016

Allens has advised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on a strategic partnership with Equity Trustees involving the sale of its Estates business. The strategic partnership also includes a five-year referral ...

Allens advises on Programmed Maintenance Services' $600 million syndicated facility
News 18 Nov 2015

Allens has advised Programmed Maintenance Services Limited (PMSL) and its subsidiaries on the refinancing of debt funding in connection with the acquisition of the SKILLED Group by PMSL under a ...

Allens acts on $2.9 billion NorthConnex road project
News 05 Feb 2015

Allens has acted for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( CPPIB ) on its role in the consortium to fund the construction of, and then own, the NorthConnex project in Sydney. The consortium, ...

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