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Report: Green Bonds: emergence of the Australian and Asian markets
The global market for Green Bonds continues to grow steadily driven by strong investor demand and the continual need for capital to finance green projects ...
Amendments to BCIPA regime passed in Queensland
The Queensland Parliament has passed amendments to the states security of payment legislation that aim to address concerns raised by the construction industry about unfairness in the payment claim and adjudication process ...
Law reform to improve conditions for investors in Mongolia
Last week the Mongolian Government released the agenda for the upcoming autumn sitting of parliament The release of the agenda twice annually is always of interest to investors and the autumn 2014 agenda is no exception Partner Igor Bogdanich and Associate Tess Fitzgerald look at what may be of ...
Will Queensland reform its biodiscovery regime?
The Federal Government proposed significant changes to the regulation of biodiscovery earlier this year when it released a model for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol Partner Michael Morris and Associate Julieane Bull report on the potential flow-on effects for Queenslands regulatory regime ...
Retail life insurance advice - ASIC's views on FoFA revealed
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission released its report reviewing retail life insurance advice yesterday The report provides insights into ASICs views on the Future of Financial Advice FoFA Partner Michelle Levy and Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson report ...
Could superannuation cease to be prudentially regulated?
The Financial System Inquiry FSI has asked whether superannuation should cease to be prudentially regulated Is this idea likely to go anywhere Dont be so sure that it wont ...
The ending point for 'starting point'
The Full Federal Court has published its much-anticipated judgment in the AstraZeneca v Apotex appeal A bench of five judges heard the appeal in contrast to the usual three judges in order to be able to clarify or overrule if appropriate an earlier Full Court decision relating to the correct test ...
Unlocking the tax value of greenfield exploration expenditure
Draft legislation has been released that contains details of the Exploration Development Incentive announced as part of the 2014-15 Federal Budget The scheme is designed to encourage equity investment in greenfield explorers by enabling explorers to issue exploration credits to its investors Partner ...
Managed investment trusts - the new regime
Exposure draft legislation to implement long-awaited changes to the tax regime for managed investment trusts is expected to be issued shortly ahead of the regimes recently announced start date of 1 July 2015 Partner Katrina Parkyn recaps some of its expected key features and likely impacts on the ...
Indonesia passes new law affecting insurance businesses
Investors in the insurance sector should take note of a number of important new ornotable concepts that were introduced in a new law on insurance the New Law that waspassed by the Indonesian Parliament on 23 September 2014 The New Law replaced the nowoutdated 1992 Insurance Law the Old Law As well ...