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What's ahead for home loans in 2019
Allens has written over the course of this year, the Royal Commission will bring and in fact already has brought monumental changes both in how banks are regulated and to the actual laws that apply ...
ACCC 2019 Enforcement Priorities
A number of industries and issues are in the spotlight following release of the ACCCs 2019 Enforcement and Compliance Priorities by Chairman Rod Sims on 26 February ...
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 ...
ASIC's change of tone in action
ASIC's 'why not litigate?' approach to enforcement activities and its change in tone confirm the new era of regulatory engagement has arrived. In particular, its recent actions in the Federal Court place the waiving of legal professional privilege under the spotlight. ...
AFCA: The first six months - and the year ahead
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 ...
Design and distribution obligations - products caught (or excluded)
Four and a half years after the FSI recommended a targeted and principles-based design and distribution obligation the Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers Act 2019 the Act has recently received the Royal Asset Although the design and distribution obligations will not ...
APRA's guidance on the Protecting Your Super changes
On 8 May APRA released its answers to some frequently asked questions about the Protecting Your Super changes I would politely suggest that the questions asked and answered by APRA make up a fairly small subset of the questions that are in fact being asked in some cases very frequently about the PYS ...
Developers should tread carefully following dramatic stamp duty changes in Victoria
The Victorian Government has proposed amendments to the Duties Act which could have a dramatic impact on the stamp duty outcomes for development projects particularly for residential developments and other fee for service arrangements for real estate in Victoria. ...
Competition news
In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...
Report: 2017 Private Equity mid-year briefing
The first half of 2017 has been one of the most active buy out periods for private equity in Australia since the financial crisis With fundraising conditions remaining positive plenty of committed capital needing to be invested and the announcement of a number of large and high profile transactions ...