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ESG—Australia - Carbon Offsets: Australian Regulatory Framework

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

ASIC Extends Relief for Foreign Financial Services Providers

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

CCIV Regulatory Framework Revised for Consultation

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

ASIC Proposes New Foreign Licensing Regime

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

Asia Region Funds Passport Legislation Introduced to Parliament

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

AFCA is Coming: an Overview of the new Australian Financial Complaints Authority

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

The Dangers of Overcooking When Poaching

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

Early Stage Investment Tax Incentives Bill Introduced

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

Does Your Custody Agreement Comply?

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

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