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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 ...
Third tranche of draft CCIV legislation released
Draft legislation intended to address some of the continuing gaps in the proposed corporate collective investment vehicle framework has been released with submissions on it closing soon Partner Marc Kemp and Associate Mai Go report ...
Allens advises Zenith Energy on Note issue
Allens has acted for the Zenith Energy group on its $40 million Subordinated Amortising Fixed Rate Note issue with lead arranger, FIIG Securities Limited (FIIG). The Offer exceeded demand with bond ...
Corporate culture an increasing legal and reputational risk
Significantly, the report's findings move beyond broad recommendations, identifying the key factors singled out by the law and regulators as drivers of corporate culture and naming general counsel, ...
Compensating superannuation members for 'fees for no advice'
APRA and ASIC issued a joint letter to all RSE licensees entitled 'Oversight of fees charged to members' superannuation accounts' in early April, in response to the 'fee for no advice' issue that attracted so much attention in the Royal Commission ...
Hayne report - first impressions
Commissioner Haynes recommendations may initially seem somewhat modest - they do not undo vertical integration impose limits on executive remuneration or ban bonuses and they do not recommend that directors prefer the interests of their customers But while it is true that the recommendations are not ...
Considering Robo-advice
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority AFCA the new one-stop-shop for resolving financial complaints has had a very busy first six months of operation ...
The Kwinana Waste to Energy project and the waste-to-energy landscape in Australia
After four years in the making the first commercial waste-to-energy project in Australia has achieved financial close but what opportunities and challenges lie in store for waste-to-energy in Australia ...
Getting the deal through - Australia PPP chapter
Partners Leighton OBrien and Nicholas Ng provide an overview on public-private partnerships PPPs in Australia examining the general PPP framework trends in the industry the procurement process operation and maintenance default and termination and financing ...
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
After almost 10 years of negotiations between the nations on 17 November 2014 Prime Minister Abbott and President Xi announced the conclusion of negotiations on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement ChAFTA Once implemented the ChAFTA is expected to significantly reduce import barriers for ...


