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Infrastructure investment in Australia - the road ahead for institutional investors
With large-scale privatisations slowing and intense competition for assets that do come to market institutional investors are looking to non-traditional assets to provide similar long-term stable and predictable returns ...
Improving accountability and member outcomes in superannuation?
The Federal Governments proposed new superannuation legislation imposes significant new obligations on RSE licensees and could have a material effect on shareholders The Allens Superannuation team reports on the key changes ...
First Asset Recycling Initiative agreement signed
The Federal Government announced late last week that the first agreement under its 5 billion Asset Recycling Initiative has been signed with the ACT Government demonstrating the Federal Governments commitment to the Initiative despite the underlying legislation remaining stalled by the Senate ...
Senate may disallow FoFA regulations
Senators Jacqui Lambie and Ricky Muir this morning joined a group of cross-bench Senators in announcing that they would vote with Labor and the Greens to disallow the Governments FoFA regulations made in June this year - the Corporations Amendment Streamlining Future of Financial Advice Regulation ...
ASIC's enforcement powers may receive a boost
In preparing its Final Report the FSI has clearly paid close attention to the report of the Senate Economics References Committees Report into ASICs performance and its recommendations designed to strengthen ASIC through a combination of better funding an enhanced regulatory toolkit and higher ...
Allens advises on $314m sale of Melbourne office tower
The purchase of 595 Collins Street in Melbourne from South Korea's National Pension Service, is the first time FHJ has invested in Australian property. Comprised of two interconnected buildings, th ...
ASIC grants more time to update websites and some relief from fees and costs disclosure
ASIC issued Class Order 14509 yesterday providing late but welcome breathing space for superannuation trustees to update their websites to disclose executive remuneration and other information The Class Order provides safe harbour timeframes for disclosure And today ASIC has released Information ...
Changes to PNG capital markets landscape
The regulation of capital markets in Papua New Guinea will be substantially amended and strengthened under new legislation that has come into force. This Insight looks at the key areas businesses should be aware of. ...
Spotlight: Cyber breach at Yahoo
2016 was the Year of the Data Breach for Yahoo, as it announced three separate and significant data breaches. Although the consequences of these breaches are still unfolding, the financial cost to Yahoo is already significant – in 2017, Verizon slashed the price of its deal to buy Yahoo by US$350 mi ...
Rising from the ashes - Treasury seeks input on combating illegal phoenix activity
Keeping up the momentum from the recent passing of its insolvent trading safe harbour and ipso facto legislation the Federal Treasury has released a consultation paper containing a package of reforms to deter and disrupt illegal phoenix activity Partner Alf Pappalardo and Lawyer Belinda Hennessy ...