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Federal Court homes in on Anti-Dumping Commission's calculation of duties on Chinese steel imports
In a rare appellate court decision dealing with anti-dumping law, the FFCA has clarified that the Anti-Dumping Commission's ability to calculate hypothetical amounts for the purposes of determining normal value is not at large, and must conform strictly with anti-dumping legislation ...
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 ...
Draft code of ethics for financial advisers - in need of much more work
You would be hard pressed to find a bigger load of nonsense than the draft code of ethics for financial advisers issued recently by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...
CCIVs: Lost in translation?
The long-awaited Exposure Draft containing the tax treatment of the proposed new corporate collective investment vehicle has been released for consultation. ...
The Royal Commission heats up
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is well underway with its first round of public hearings wrapping up less than a month ago By reference to a number of case studies the first round of hearings focused on consumer lending practices In ...
Competition news
In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...
Asia Region Funds Passport Bill introduced
After extensive consultation the Corporations Amendment Asia Region Funds Passport Bill was introduced into Parliament delivering on Australia's commitment as set out in the Asian Region Funds Passports Memorandum ...
Trustee insolvency - the Full Federal Court weighs in to the debate
The Full Federal court released its decision in Jones (Liquidator) v Matrix Partners Pty Ltd that trust assets should be applied first in paying employees and other statutory preferred creditors. ...
Long-awaited integrity package on taxation of stapled structures released
A package of tax measures that seek to address the Federal Governments perceived sustainability and tax integrity risks posed by stapled structures has been announced It also limits certain broader tax concessions currently available to foreign investors so that the potential reach of the measures ...
Parliamentary Committee reports on the life insurance industry
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has published its report on the life insurance industry The report includes a nice summary of previous inquiries reviews reforms and events since 2013 The Committee appears to think that all of these previous efforts have been ...