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New port zone for Geelong, Hastings and Portland
A new Port Zone has been applied to three major Victorian ports at Geelong Hastings and Portland with announcements that it will make it easier for port operations to expand The Port of Melbourne however is not included in the new zone consistent with the State Governments intention to develop the ...
CAMAC is dead. Long live the FSI
The recent Federal budget included measures to abolish some government bodies by 1 July 2015 One of those is the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee CAMAC This is a pity for those involved in the funds management industry because it means that CAMAC is no longer accepting submissions in ...
SOPA adjudications in Western Australia - only the applicant can win!
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has held that under that states security of payment legislation an adjudicator does not have the power to make a determination that requires an applicant to pay the respondent money by reason of any counterclaim raised in the adjudication An adjudicator may ...
Rethinking Australia's regulatory approach to securitisation
The Australian securitisation market was arguably more resilient than many during the GFC However certain regulatory and structural features of the Australian securitisation market have hampered its growth and the ability of Australian issuers to tap the full potential of investor demand ...
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 ...
Design and distribution of financial products - regulating 'retail product distribution conduct'
The revised exposure draft Bill concerning design and distribution obligations for issuers and distributors of financial products and new intervention powers for ASIC includes some modest yet mostly welcome changes to the December 2017 exposure draft Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson ...
Round 2: Financial Advice
In her summary my colleague, Michelle Levy, said her initial reaction was that the recommendations in the Final Report were modest but, on a second reading, some would set a cat among the pigeons. ...
Allens advises on NAB's record-breaking A$5.5 billion entitlement offer
Allens has advised Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited, Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited and Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited as the joint lead managers and underwriters of ...
Allens advises QBE Insurance Limited on equity raising
Allens has advised QBE Insurance Group Limited in connection with their A$810 million equity raising. The equity raising comprises an A$650 million underwritten institutional share placement and a ...
IPA awards - Allens wins for role in landmark prison project
A landmark prison project – with a unique Public Private Partnership ( PPP ) model and a world leading investment into prisoner rehabilitation – was recognised last night at the Infrastructure ...