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Move to require big banks' participation in comprehensive credit reporting
The Federal Government has introduced draft legislation to establish a long-awaited mandatory comprehensive credit reporting regime for the major banks from 1 July 2018 Partner Gavin Smith Senior Associate Emily Cravigan and Lawyer Dougald Coulson report ...
Statutory priority of secured creditors and trustee insolvency: implications of Re Amerind appeal decision
Implications of Re Amerind appeal decision has been widely welcomed by insolvency practitioners and others, as it brought some clarity to the question of whether the statutory order of priority applies to trust creditors. ...
Preparing a target market determination for a financial product
As the design and distribution obligations for issuers and distributors of financial products inch closer there is a good deal of hand-wringing taking place Much of it concerns what a target market determination should look like Guidance from the European Securities and Markets Authority on MiFID II ...
Draft code of ethics for financial advisers - in need of much more work
You would be hard pressed to find a bigger load of nonsense than the draft code of ethics for financial advisers issued recently by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...
What might the PC review into superannuation mean for fund investments?
The Productivity Commission Draft Report into the Efficiency and Competitiveness of Australias superannuation system weighing in at a substantial 549 pages contains a treasure trove of information on and analysis of a wide range of aspects of the industry ...
Slater & Gordon begins its superannuation class actions
As predicted in an Insight in 2018, the Financial Services Royal Commission has proved to be a hotbed for class actions. ...
Corporate law developments
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 ...
Allens advises PEP on acquisition of Patties Foods
Allens has advised private equity fund manager Pacific Equity Partners ( PEP ) in relation to the acquisition of ASX-listed Patties Foods Limited ( Patties ) by Australasian Foods BidCo Pty Limited ...
Allens advises Transpacific on strategic landfill acquisition
Allens has advised Transpacific Industries Group Limited ( TPI ) on its $165 million acquisition of the Melbourne Western Landfill from Boral Limited. The Melbourne Western Landfill operates in ...
Designing effective remediation programs
ASIC issued Regulatory Guide 256 Client review and remediation conducted by advice licensees late last week In short RG 256 says an Australian financial services licensees duty to provide financial services efficiently honestly and fairly means they have to take responsibility for the consequences ...