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Trends over the past year in the Australian projects and infrastructure sectors
A substantial pipeline of both private and public infrastructure projects has attracted a variety of local and offshore project finance providers wishing to gain exposure to returns from these attractive Australian investment opportunities Allens Partners Nick Adkins Scott McCoy and Rob Watt look at ...
Clearing the way for social impact investing
The Commonwealth Treasury is seeking feedback on how to kickstart social impact investment in Australia ...
Alternative models for financing water infrastructure
A healthy pipeline of Australian infrastructure projects has created a certain level of competition for project funds Partner Kate Axup Associate Danielle Jones and Lawyer Luisa Colosimo recently contributed to a discussion paper on alternative funding models for financing Australias water ...
Seeking judicial advice on whether to seek judicial advice
For more than 150 years trustees have been able to obtain advice from courts on matters affecting the management or administration of trust property and on matters respecting the interpretation of trust deeds Trustees would usually only seek such advice however if they had doubts about a proposed ...
The BEAR has dropped, where to from here?
The commencement date of the BEAR legislation is fast approaching and institutions should start planning how to comply with the regime We look at the changes made to the BEAR legislation following industry submissions the timing for implementation and key steps to take ...
Superannuation and the Government's response to the FSI
The Governments response to the FSIs superannuation recommendations is as with much of the rest of the responses somewhat safe and as a result arguably disappointing As with the Inquirys recommendations it shifts from the sublime to the ridiculous ndash on the one hand it deals with the really ...
New ASIC funding - looking beyond the headlines
Along with the public release of the ASIC Capability Review Report the Government announced a suite of reforms giving ASIC additional but targeted funding and has also sought to remove some of the shackles on hiring it believes may be hindering ASICs ability to recruit top talent At the same time ...
ASIC getting a bigger toolkit sooner than expected
In its response to the capability review into ASIC the Federal Government has made a commitment to accelerate the implementation of a product intervention power for ASIC and the product design and distribution obligations for the financial services industry but it left to one side some other ...
Green Renaissance in Australia
After more than three years of inertia, the Australian renewable energy industry is finally showing signs of a resurgence ...
Productivity Commission's report on superannuation - an odd mix of recommendations
The Productivity Commission's report on superannuation has provided an odd mix of reccomendations ranging from uncontroversial to outright bizarre, Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson writes. ...