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Competition news
Insight 22 Nov 2017

In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...

Competition news
Insight 05 Sep 2018

In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...

Corporate law developments
Insight 08 May 2018

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 ...

Move to require big banks' participation in comprehensive credit reporting
Insight 23 Feb 2018

The Federal Government has introduced draft legislation to establish a long-awaited mandatory comprehensive credit reporting regime for the major banks from 1 July 2018 Partner Gavin Smith Senior Associate Emily Cravigan and Lawyer Dougald Coulson report ...

Financial advice - vertically integrated institutions and conflicts of interest
Insight 25 Jan 2018

ASIC has released its report on financial advice provided by vertically integrated institutions which is likely to be read with great interest by Commissioner Hayne and his team Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson and Partner Michelle Levy report ...

Changes to PNG capital markets landscape
Insight 19 Feb 2018

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. ...

Forge-ing ahead - the treatment of fixtures under the PPSA
Insight 21 Feb 2017

Under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth), the Court of Appeal have confirmed that 'fixtures' are to be understood in the same way as at general law and the same common law test applies to determining whether goods affixed to land have become fixtures. ...

Government and ASIC announcements for FinTech sector
Insight 23 Mar 2016

There were three announcements this week that will serve to bolster the emerging Australian FinTech sector The Government released a statement in support of FinTech as part of its National Innovation and Science Agenda while ASIC issued two sets of guidance an information sheet for providers of ...

Running out of time for retirement income reform
Insight 22 Jul 2014

The Government has released a consultation paper on the regulation of retirement income streams It says that the Government wants to encourage the development of more retirement products But this is old news and the paper offers few concrete policy proposals other than in the area of deferred ...

Defining the objective of superannuation
Insight 09 Mar 2016

The Government released a discussion paper on the Objective of Superannuation today The paper says that the Government will enshrine in legislation the primary objective recommended by the Financial System Inquiry being To provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension ...

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