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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 ...
Allens acts for Allianz on Territory Insurance Office acquisition
Allens has advised insurance company Allianz Australia on its purchase of the Northern Territory Government's general insurance business. Allianz Australia has entered into an agreement with the ...
Allens acts for Federation Centres on $11 billion merger
Allens is acting for Federation Centres in its proposed merger with fellow real estate investment trust Novion Property Group. Minter Ellison is also acting for Federation Centres. The proposed ...
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. ...
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 ...
AFCA's powers and obligations - 'systemic issues'
In his Interim Report, Commissioner Hayne rejected claims that misconduct in the financial services sector was the fault of 'a few bad apples' and did not raise 'broader or systemic concerns. This Insight considers what can and should be done about such systemic issues. ...
ACCC releases draft Consumer Data Right Rules for consultation
In preparation for the implementation of the first phase of the Consumer Data Right on 1 July 2019 the ACCC has released draft CDR Rules for consultation The draft rules detail how the CDR will function across all designated sectors in practice including how data is to be shared the criteria for ...
Competition news
In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...
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. ...
Design and distribution obligations - products caught (or excluded)
Four and a half years after the FSI recommended a targeted and principles-based design and distribution obligation the Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers Act 2019 the Act has recently received the Royal Asset Although the design and distribution obligations will not ...