Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” was one of the highest grossing music tours of all time with approximate proceeds exceeding US$1 billion. While this is a monumental feat, Taylor Swift also gained negative attention during the tour...more
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Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more
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As expected, on 21 September 2018, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2018/807 (Amendment Instrument), extending existing relief available to certain...more
On 13 June 2018, Treasury released a revised exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018 (CCIV Bill) for the new corporate collective investment vehicles (CCIVs)....more
On 1 June 2018, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that it is proposing to implement a modified form of an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFS Licence) for Foreign Financial Service...more
On 28 March 2018, the Corporations Amendment (Asia Region Funds Passport) Bill 2018 (Bill) was introduced to Parliament. The introduction of the Bill reinforces the Government's commitment to the Asia Region Funds Passport...more
On 14 February 2018 the Australian Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First – Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority) Bill 2017 (AFCA Bill).
The AFCA Bill implements...more
As an employer, you want the best people working for your business. It's common to want to 'talk up' the business to a prospective employee and present the opportunity only in the most positive light. But just how far can you...more
As an update to our Legal Insight of December 2015 'New Tax Incentives for Early Stage Investment', on 16 March 2016 the Turnbull Government introduced legislation providing significant tax incentives to promote local and...more
All custody agreements will need to comply with new content requirements from 1 November 2015 as set out by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) in Regulatory Guide 133: Managed investments and custodial...more