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Peer-to-peer lending in Vietnam
Peer-to-peer lending continues gain traction in Vietnam which continues to become a golden ground for fintech investors ...
APRA consults on Hayne recommendation concerning end-to-end product responsibility – the right tool for the job?
APRA has announced a consultation on a proposal to create a new 'end-to-end product' responsibility within the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR). ...
The proposed PNG strata title scheme – what will change?
In a development that is especially relevant to property developers and financial institutions, draft legislation to introduce a Papua New Guinea strata title scheme has been released. ...
Vale restitution? The High Court clarifies remedies available to construction contractors following termination for repudiation
In a welcome decision for principals engaging contractors for construction work, the High Court has substantially limited the availability of the restitutionary remedy of a quantum meruit where a contractor elects to terminate a contract as a consequence of repudiation. ...
Sanctions: The 5 questions your board and executives should be asking in 2017
Australian boards and senior executives are expected to maintain oversight of risk and compliance issues including bribery, sanctions, human rights and anti-money laundering. ...
Treasury consultation paper flags changes to stapled structures
Stapled structures have been used as an investment platform in the property and infrastructure sectors for decades and more recently have been deployed into renewable energy agriculture and other areas Through the issue of its Taxpayer Alert on stapled structures on 31 January 2017 the ATO indicated ...
Clearing the way for social impact investing
The Commonwealth Treasury is seeking feedback on how to kickstart social impact investment in Australia ...
Anti-bribery laws and deferred prosecution agreements
The Australian Government is via two new consultations proposing wide-ranging reforms to tackle the challenges that it faces in detecting and prosecuting serious corporate crime ...
Ipso facto clauses, safe harbour for directors - our comments on the draft exposure legislation
The Federal Government has released draft exposure legislation designed to facilitate company reconstructions Senior Finance Counsel Diccon Loxton Senior Associate Alicia Salvo and Associate Frances Navarro-Towan discuss some of the implications and issues ...
A class divide? The Boart Longyear creditors' scheme
The NSW Court of Appeal has considered whether different groups of secured creditors should be placed into separate classes for the purposes of voting on a proposed creditors scheme of arrangement ...