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Protecting the financial system from cross-border contagion
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis governments and regulators have been busy identifying ways to better protect the financial system from future shocks Among these are measures for arming financial regulators with a more comprehensive crisis management toolkit Of particular concern are ...
All but one: Federal Government issues response to FSI report
The Federal Government today released its long-awaited response to the Financial System Inquiry The Government says it has accepted all but one of the Inquirys 44 recommendations released late last year And this is broadly true with the only substantial recommendation to be rejected being the ...
FoFA Bill passed by Senate
The Governments Future of Financial Advice Bill was passed by the Senate yesterday While the Bill began its life as the so-called Streamlining Bill introduced by the Government on 19 March 2014 the Bill as passed yesterday bears very little resemblance to the Bill as originally introduced It is ...
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 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 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 ...
Allens advises on A$50m financing of WA mineral sands project
Allens has advised Image Resources on the A$50 million financing of its Boonanarring mineral sands project. Image has now met conditions precedent for drawdown in the loan note subscription ...
Allens bolsters Banking & Finance team with new senior hire
David joins as Managing Associate, in what is his first role since returning to Australia from Hong Kong. In the eight years he spent overseas, David worked at Allens' global alliance partner ...
Competition in electricity and financial services markets - common issues, common solutions?
The level of competition in both the electricity and financial services sectors has been closely scrutinised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Productivity Commission While there are fundamental differences in market structures in both sectors the respective commissions ...
Full Federal Court speaks on competing class actions
In the latest instalment in the attempts to deal with competing shareholder class actions the Full Federal Court has ordered the transfer of four shareholder class actions against AMP to the Supreme Court of New South Wales where a fifth class action is already pending In doing so the court gave the ...