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Report: 2017 Private Equity mid-year briefing
Insight 18 Jul 2017

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 ...

Raising capital, raising standards: managing conflicts of interest in sell-side research and corporate advisory
Insight 06 Jul 2017

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 ...

Interested in investment in Vietnam?
Insight 07 Sep 2017

Vietnam has increasingly been an attractive investment destination for foreign investors In recent years the legal landscape for doing business in Vietnam has changed significantly with the introduction of new laws including the key laws on enterprise and investment Weve published our new Legal ...

Pseudo-investments and mobile apps - a new frontier for regulators
Insight 04 Oct 2017

It is hardly surprising that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC has taken an interest in the mobile app market given that there has been an aggressive expansion into the mobile space by financial services providers ASIC has recently cracked down on web and mobile based OTC ...

PNG securities laws rewrite
Insight 09 Nov 2015

Those dealing in PNGs capital markets should be aware that the PNG Parliament recently passed a package of legislation to substantially amend and strengthen the regulation of its capital markets The regime will introduce new licensing requirements for those involved in activities such as securities ...

Special Report: Understanding the opportunities and navigating the legal frameworks of distributed ledger technology and blockchain
Insight 17 Jun 2016

Authored by a multidisciplinary team from Allens Blockchain Reaction is designed to assist business stakeholders decision makers and in-house counsel across a variety of sectors to understand the technology and how it is being used as well as navigate the regulatory and legal opportunities and ...

China's business regulatory approval reforms - further steps to market liberalisation
Insight 01 Apr 2014

The PRC Government is reforming its corporate regulatory approval processes at an unprecedented rate The changes are aimed at facilitating private sector investment including foreign direct investment in order to move towards a more market-driven economy Over the past four months new regulations ...

ASIC's employee incentive scheme class orders - new and improved
Insight 31 Oct 2014

After much anticipation ASIC has released new employee incentive scheme class order relief Partner Greg Bosmans and Special Counsel Gadi Bloch members of Allens Head Office Governance team report on the implications for listed and unlisted companies ...

Amendments reduce compliance burden for ASX-listed NZ companies
Insight 01 Sep 2015

ASX has released a number of proposed amendments to the ASX Foreign Exempt Listing Rules that will significantly lower both the ongoing compliance burden and the admission thresholds for New Zealand companies already listed or seeking a listing on ASX Partner Robert Pick Senior Associate Georgie ...

Strong ECM volumes to continue
Insight 15 Oct 2014

Recent strength in the IPO market has seen a number of issuers come to market over the past 12 months Partners and Co-Heads of the Allens Equity Capital Markets Practice Julian Donnan and Robert Pick recently convened a FinanceAsia roundtable to discuss the latest developments in ECM Julian and ...

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