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A step closer to industry funding of ASIC
Last week the Federal Government moved another step closer to implementing an industry funding model for the recovery of ASICs costs by introducing the ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill 2017 as well as two related Bills into Parliament These Bills implement the recommendations of the ...
Raising capital, raising standards: managing conflicts of interest in sell-side research and corporate advisory
ASIC continues its mission to enhance the regulation of Australias equity markets with its recent publication of Consultation Paper 290 on managing conflicts of interest when dealing with sell-side research and corporate advisory The proposed amendments will primarily target investment banks and ...
Parliament passes diverted profits tax legislation
Legislation to implement a diverted profits tax has passed the Federal Parliament ...
Are super funds and managed investment schemes the next frontier for shareholders with activist agendas?
A recent Federal Court appellate decision highlights the fundamental tension in the Corporations Act between shareholders power to propose resolutions at members meetings and the proposition that a company is to be managed by its Board of directors ...
Default superannuation under the microscope
You may be forgiven for thinking the Productivity Commission is fixated on superannuation at the moment Its latest review centres on developing alternate models of allocating default members to products ...
Amendments to Retail Leases Act (NSW)
New legislation has been introduced into the NSW Parliament that if passed will make significant amendments to a number of the provisions of the existing legislation governing retail shop leases ...
English High Court provides important guidance on approach to LIBOR mis-selling claims
The English High Court has handed down its judgment on the first major case following the global regulatory investigations into alleged LIBOR manipulation ...
Royal Commission: Round 4 - experiences with financial service entities in regional and remote communities
In the Interim Report the Commissioner identifies four principal issues relating to agricultural lending ...