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Allens acts for DUET Group on equity raising
Allens has advised DUET Group on its $397 million fully underwritten, non-renounceable pro rata entitlement offer. The equity raising for DUET Group, an ASX-listed owner of energy utility assets in ...
Allens advises GPT on acquisition of Northland Shopping Centre
Allens has advised the GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund ( GWSCF ) on its $496 million dollar acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in the Northland Shopping Centre from the Canadian pension fund, ...
Allens acts on $2.9 billion NorthConnex road project
Allens has acted for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( CPPIB ) on its role in the consortium to fund the construction of, and then own, the NorthConnex project in Sydney. The consortium, ...
Allens advises on successful $2.6bn bid for NSW LPI concession
Allens has advised Australian Registry Investments (ARI) – a consortium led by Hastings Funds Management and First State Super – on its successful $2.6 billion bid to operate a 35-year concession o ...
FoFA Amendment Bill introduced into Parliament
The Federal Government today introduced a Bill into Parliament to implement its proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice legislation There are some significant differences between the Bill as introduced and the earlier exposure draft version released in January The proposed reforms are ...
Broader reform themes evident in ASIC's forestry schemes submission
ASICs Senate submission on forestry schemes has emphasised important regulatory reform themes with implications for managed investment schemes and financial services regulation more generally Partner Marc Kemp Consultant Derek Heath and Lawyer Patrick Boyle report ...
Directors' duties and the interests of 'APRA beneficiaries'
The interim report of the Financial System Inquiry FSI asks whether directors in different parts of the financial system should have different duties ...
ASIC's enforcement decisions - is litigation the most effective deterrent?
We have previously reported on ASICs submission to the Financial System Inquiry FSI and in particular its assertion that it needs a broader range of more onerous financial penalties in order to punish and deter corporate wrongdoing ASIC made similar submissions to the recent inquiry by the Senate ...
Road map to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing reform
The Federal Attorney-Generals Department has released its draft Project Plan for the implementation of the wide-ranging recommendations arising from the recent statutory review of Australias anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime Partner Peter Haig Associate Andrew Shetliffe ...
Life insurance, conflicted remuneration and commissions
The Bill to amend the conflicted remuneration provisions in the Corporations Act for life insurance has been introduced into Parliament a second time and draft regulations have been released for comment However we struggle to know how to describe them because the changes seem to have conflicting ...