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AIFMD - the future of marketing to European investors
The European Securities and Markets Association has published its initial advice and opinion on the functioning of the marketing passport and national private placement regimes since the implementation of AIFMD and the possibility of extending the marketing passport to non-European fund managers ...
High Court examines powers of responsible entities
The High Court has reaffirmed the powers of a responsible entity are ultimately derived from the scheme's constitution, but the exercise of those powers is constrained by the statutory and fiduciary duties imposed on the responsible entity. ...
The Zenith: Allens advises BlackRock and Centuria on joint purchase
Allens has advised a BlackRock investment client and Centuria Property Funds Limited on their joint acquisition of The Zenith. The iconic Chatswood property, which consists of two 21-storey towers, ...
Allens' second-round submission to the FSI: the nature and quality of financial services regulation
On 26 August we lodged our submission in response to the Financial System Inquirys FSI Interim Report ...
CAMAC is dead. Long live the FSI
The recent Federal budget included measures to abolish some government bodies by 1 July 2015 One of those is the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee CAMAC This is a pity for those involved in the funds management industry because it means that CAMAC is no longer accepting submissions in ...
Will ASIC shift its regulatory focus from disclosure to suitability?
The Financial System Inquiry inevitably the Murray Inquiry is the successor of the Campbell Inquiry 1979-1981 and the Wallis Inquiry 1996-1997 Both the Campbell and Wallis reports considered that investors were best protected through disclosure and market integrity rules Both reports assumed that ...
AMITs are here (at last)
It has taken a while but out of the dust of an early Federal Budget and double-dissolution election announcement a new tax attribution regime for Attribution Managed Investment Trusts has emerged relatively intact While the AMIT regime should generally be welcomed as a positive thing for MITs in ...
Allens advises consortium on $9.05bn acquisition of Asciano
Allens today announced that it is advising the consortium purchaser on the proposed acquisition of Asciano Limited for cash consideration of $9.05 billion by way of a scheme of arrangement. The ...
Allens advises China's Tianqi Group on lithium joint venture
Allens has advised the Tianqi Group, China's largest producer of lithium-based chemicals, on its US$1 billion lithium joint venture with Rockwood which closed today. Allens advised Tianqi Group on ...
Allens advises consortium on $9.05bn acquisition of Asciano
Allens is pleased to have advised a consortium consisting of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (GIP), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), CIC Capital Corporation (CIC Capital), GIC Private Limited (GIC) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) on the acquisition of Asciano. ...