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Review of Card Payments Regulation
The level of public interest and popular support for regulation targeting excessive surcharging makes card payment regulation likely to be one of the first areas of reform following the publication of the Final Report of the Financial System Inquiry the FSI Report ...
Draft rules published for mandatory central clearing of derivatives and single-sided reporting
ASIC has published draft rules for mandatory central clearing of certain derivatives while Treasury has published draft regulations that would permit single-sided reporting of Over-the-Counter Derivatives in some situations Partner Tom Highnam and Lawyer David Lewis discuss the implications of these ...
Protecting the financial system from cross-border contagion
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis governments and regulators have been busy identifying ways to better protect the financial system from future shocks Among these are measures for arming financial regulators with a more comprehensive crisis management toolkit Of particular concern are ...
Allens advises DUET Group on proposed $1.4 billion energy acquisition and $1.67 billion capital raising
International law firm Allens has advised energy utility assets operator DUET Group on its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of Energy Developments Limited and $1.67 billion equity raising to fund ...
Allens acts on $1 billion industrial portfolio sale
Allens has acted for Singapore's GIC Real Estate and Frasers Property Australia on their $1 billion plus sale of a portfolio of 26 industrial distribution centres to Ascendas. The sale comprised ...
Allens and Linklaters lead way on Euro issuances for Australian corporates
Global integrated alliance partners Allens and Linklaters have advised the arrangers on a €500 million Euro Medium Term Note issuance for Australia's largest rail freight operator, Aurizon Network. ...
Allens lends a hand to Global Health
Allens has advised the Global Health Investment Fund ( GHIF ), a private investment fund whose mission is to finance late-stage drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for diseases that disproportionately ...
Allens acts for DUET Group on equity raising
Allens has advised DUET Group on its $397 million fully underwritten, non-renounceable pro rata entitlement offer. The equity raising for DUET Group, an ASX-listed owner of energy utility assets in ...
Allens tops syndicated loans tables
Allens has been ranked the number one legal adviser in the Asia-Pacific for syndicated loans in 2014, according to the latest Bloomberg league tables. Across the Bloomberg Asia-Pacific (excluding ...
Allens appoints five new partners
Allens is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners: Chris Blane, Benjamin Downie, Linda Govenlock, Chung Le and Scott McCoy. Franki Ganter, who joined the firm as an M&A specialist ...