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Clearer picture: Allens advises Foxtel on Channel 10 acquisitions
Allens has advised Australian pay TV operator Foxtel on the competition aspects of its proposed tie-up with free-to-air television station Channel 10. The deal cleared a major hurdle last week when ...
Allens acts in ACCC merger clearance for Shell's A$98 billion (GBP 47 billion) takeover of BG
After a detailed merger review, on 19 November 2015, the ACCC unconditionally cleared Royal Dutch Shell Plc's A$98 billion takeover of BG Group Plc. This is one of the largest takeovers in corporat ...
FIRB Approval for Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell Plc's A$98 billion takeover of BG Group Plc passed its final Australian regulatory hurdle and received approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board ( FIRB ). The merger ...
LNG destination clauses under scrutiny by Japanese competition regulator
Part of the Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industrys strategy for LNG market development which aims to achieve stability in LNG supply and lower prices is to abolish or relax destination clauses with the view that this would lead to lower prices through increased reselling and arbitrage ...
Pseudo-investments and mobile apps - a new frontier for regulators
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 ...
Investing in consumer lending in Vietnam
Vietnam continues to be an attractive destination for foreign investors As well as raising capital from equity investors both Vietnamese and foreign-invested enterprises continue to require foreign debt capital in the form of loans from overseas banks to establish and grow their businesses here ...
National Energy Guarantee on hold in favour of interventionist powers
In a sharp turnaround over the weekend the Government announced yesterday it would not introduce the emissions component of the National Energy Guarantee into Parliament but instead would focus on delivering greater powers to intervene in electricity markets to protect customers from the effects of ...
ACCC makes 56 recommendations for sweeping energy sector reform
The ACCC today released its final report on the Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry The report finds the national electricity market is not functioning effectively and that extensive reform is required to bring down prices and restore consumer confidence It makes 56 significant recommendations aimed ...
Federal Government review into Open Banking
The Federal Government has released its much anticipated Review into Open Banking in Australia The Review makes 50 sweeping recommendations to implement Open Banking including a new regulatory framework under which the regime would operate in the broader context of a new Consumer Data Right for all ...
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 ...