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Allens helps Blackmores embed ESG with new sustainability-linked loans
Under the new sustainability-linked loan platform, Blackmores will be incentivised to achieve ambitious emissions reductions targets (including scope one, scope two and measured scope three ...
Regulating crypto: Government releases consultation paper on proposed licensing and custody requirements
The Federal Government is seeking feedback on a proposed new licensing regime for crypto asset secondary service providers (CASSPrs) and new requirements regulating custody of crypto assets. The new regime would potentially sit alongside the existing AFS licensing regime, with possible overlap and inconsistency in treatment of service providers. The Government is also seeking early views on how crypto assets should be defined and categorised as part of a 'crypto mapping' exercise. The consultation period runs until 27 May 2022. ...
Three things to consider with ESG investing
Alongside record flows into sustainable funds and investments, growing attention on ESG presents opportunities and challenges for investors and fund managers alike. Watch our latest video on key steps to harnessing the opportunities and mitigating the risks that ESG investing brings. ...
Allens advises Wesfarmers on ESG-incentivised $400m loan
The debt facility is linked to Wesfarmers' progress on two internal Environmental and Social Governance ( ESG ) targets – to reduce carbon emissions in its chemical operations and ambitious targets ...
LOGOS consortium completes landmark $1.67 billion acquisition of the warehousing and property components of Qube's Moorebank Logistics Park
Moorebank Logistics Park is Australia’s largest intermodal freight facility, offering unparalleled industrial warehousing opportunities and rail-to-port connectivity. The site includes approximatel ...
Government sets out agenda for big changes to regulation of payments and digital assets
The Government's response paper — 'Transforming Australia's Payments System' — addresses the recent Review of the Australian Payments System, the report of the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre and the Parliamentary Joint Committee Corporations and Financial Services Report on Mobile Payment and Digital Wallet Financial Services. ...
Linklaters Insights: Booming foreign investment in data centres faces regulatory heat
Data centres, the warehouses underpinning the digital aspects of our working and home lives, have become red hot assets, with investors piling into the sector – and regulators in the West signalling their readiness to closely scrutinise foreign investment (FI). ...
Privacy Act reforms: a new Online Privacy Code
In late October, the Attorney-General's Department released a long-awaited Exposure Draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill (Online Privacy Bill) to amend the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act). ...
Australian Senate report proposes new corporate entity in model to regulate the crypto economy
The Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre has released a report (the Report) which makes 12 recommendations largely focused on the 'digital asset/crypto' economy. ...
Allens advises Spark on North East Link – Australia's largest PPP
'Pulling this deal together has required open and collaborative dialogue between the public and private sectors. Not only is this the largest PPP in Australian history, it has been procured against ...