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First civil penalty order for breach of FOFA duties
The Federal Court recently imposed a 1 million civil penalty on a licensee for breaches by its representatives of the best interests and appropriate advice duties The penalties were the same amount that was agreed between ASIC and the licensee The decision is a reminder to financial services ...
Parliamentary Committee reports on the life insurance industry
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has published its report on the life insurance industry The report includes a nice summary of previous inquiries reviews reforms and events since 2013 The Committee appears to think that all of these previous efforts have been ...
A Commission of Inquiry - of the Royal, not the Parliamentary, kind
Since the announcement of the Royal Commission into ahem financial services much has been written and said - a lot of which suggests that little attention is being paid to the terms of reference In this article I take a look at those terms ...
Breach reporting by AFS licensees
In the hurly burly of the Royal Commissions recent hearings concerning financial advice you may have missed some very important information about breach reporting by AFS licensees contained in the witness statement prepared by Mr Peter Kell Deputy Chair of ASIC ...
English High Court provides important guidance on approach to LIBOR mis-selling claims
The English High Court has handed down its judgment on the first major case following the global regulatory investigations into alleged LIBOR manipulation ...
Allens helps steer Burson Group in auto parts acquisition
Allens has advised leading automotive aftermarket parts specialist Burson Group Limited in its $275 million acquisition of Metcash Automotive Holdings. Metcash Automotive Holdings, a subsidiary of ...
Allens advises on refinancing of US$3.5bn Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal
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 ) ...
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 advises the lenders on $925 million refinancing of Growthpoint Properties
Allens has acted for the syndicate lenders in connection with the refinance and restructure of ASX-listed Growthpoint Properties' A$925 million syndicated bank debt facilities. The deal was led by ...
Allens tops syndicated loans tables
Allens has been ranked the number one legal adviser in the Asia-Pacific for syndicated loans in 2014, according to the latest Bloomberg league tables. Across the Bloomberg Asia-Pacific (excluding ...