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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Derivatives / Debt - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/banking_and_finance/derivatives-debt/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/apra_address_on_prudential_issues_in_securitisation.page</guid><title><![CDATA[APRA address on prudential issues in securitisation]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/apra_address_on_prudential_issues_in_securitisation.page</link><description><![CDATA[A recent speech from APRA's Charles Littrell has given some valuable insights into the regulator's approach to securitisation and current concerns.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/basel_issues_final_rules_for_global_systemically_important_banks.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Basel issues final rules for global systemically important banks]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/basel_issues_final_rules_for_global_systemically_important_banks.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Basel Committee has finalised its framework for global systemically important banks, say Louise McCoach and Alex Chernishev.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/apra_emphasises_importance_of_written_self-assessments_for_securitisations.page</guid><title><![CDATA[APRA emphasises importance of written self-assessments for securitisations]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/apra_emphasises_importance_of_written_self-assessments_for_securitisations.page</link><description><![CDATA[A recent letter from APRA not only underscores the importance of getting self-assessment for securitisations right, but, as Louise McCoach and Alex Chernishev discover, contains some useful clarifications.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/rba_sets_annual_fee_for_committed_liquidity_facility.page</guid><title><![CDATA[RBA sets annual fee for committed liquidity facility]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/rba_sets_annual_fee_for_committed_liquidity_facility.page</link><description><![CDATA[The RBA's released more details of its committed liquidity facility for ADIs, as Louise McCoach and Alex Chernishev explain.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/isda_publishes_draft_appendix_to_the_2011_isda_equity_derivatives_definitions.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ISDA publishes draft Appendix to the 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/isda_publishes_draft_appendix_to_the_2011_isda_equity_derivatives_definitions.page</link><description><![CDATA[ISDA's latest draft definitions are very detailed and differ markedly from the equivalent provisions in the 2002 ISDA Equity Definitions, so parties need to familiarise themselves with their contents now, say Louise McCoach and Vittorio Casamento.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/financial_market_infrastructure_regulation_proposals_for_reform_in_australia.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Financial market infrastructure regulation: Proposals for reform in Australia]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/financial_market_infrastructure_regulation_proposals_for_reform_in_australia.page</link><description><![CDATA[Louise McCoach and Vittorio Casamento put the Australian Council of Financial Regulators' latest reform proposals under the microscope.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/capitalisation_of_bank_exposures_to_central_counterparties.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/capitalisation_of_bank_exposures_to_central_counterparties.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision continues its push to encourage the use of central counterparties with the release of a second consultative paper. Louise McCoach and Vittorio Casamento examine the latest proposals.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/proposed_reforms_to_the_handling_and_use_of_client_money_in_otc_derivatives_transactions.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Proposed reforms to the handling and use of client money in OTC derivatives transactions]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/proposed_reforms_to_the_handling_and_use_of_client_money_in_otc_derivatives_transactions.page</link><description><![CDATA[Do the laws on the holding of client moneys in connection with OTC derivatives need reform? That's the question posed by a new discussion paper. Louise McCoach and Vittorio Casamento consider its main proposals.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/security_measures_under_the_clean_energy_scheme_are_they_adequate.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Security measures under the Clean Energy Scheme: Are they adequate?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/security_measures_under_the_clean_energy_scheme_are_they_adequate.page</link><description><![CDATA[Now that the Clean Energy Bill has been passed, there are new opportunities for spot trading in OTC carbon derivatives. What has Australia learnt from phishing and cyber theft of permits in the EU carbon market, asks Romany Sloan.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/To_market_new_market2011.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[To market, new market]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/To_market_new_market2011.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[To market, new market: Trading carbon - what you need and what you need to watch out for]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/derivatives_insights/20110816/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Derivatives Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/derivatives_insights/20110816/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Should we have central clearing for OTC derivatives in Australia?; Close-out netting contracts: Government consults on proposed reforms; New Equity Derivatives Definitions; UK Supreme Court rules in favour of flip clauses;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/08/uk_supreme_court_rules_in_favour_of_flip_clauses.page</guid><title><![CDATA[UK Supreme Court rules in favour of flip clauses]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/08/uk_supreme_court_rules_in_favour_of_flip_clauses.page</link><description><![CDATA[The UK Supreme Court, which is the UK's highest court, has handed down its long-awaited decision in Belmont Park Investments Pty Limited v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Limited and Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc [2011] UKSC 38, in which the Court considered the validity and enforceability of so-called "flip" clauses under English bankruptcy law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/derivatives_insights/20110607/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Derivatives Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/derivatives_insights/20110607/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Where to now for OTC derivatives - lessons from ISDA's AGM; Documentation developments: Section 2(a)(iii) of the ISDA Master Agreement; EU carbon markets - lessons for Australia's future emissions trading scheme;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20110202/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20110202/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Variations to charges: High Court dismisses the appeal in Octaviar; Managing tax consolidation risk for secured financiers; High Court holds dishonouring cheques was defamatory and awards damages;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20091217/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20091217/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Shariah funds: Opportunities and challenges in the Australian market; The PJC's Financial Services Inquiry; Quenching Melbourne's thirst with the Victorian desalination project;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090924/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090924/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Syndicated lending and cartel offences under the Trade Practices Act; Introduction to Islamic finance - Part II;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090623/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090623/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Islamic finance: An introduction; Profile - Nick Poole;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200903/18/new_charge_or_variation.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New charge or variation?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200903/18/new_charge_or_variation.page</link><description><![CDATA[In Re Octaviar Ltd; Re Octaviar Administration Pty Ltd [2009] QSC 37, the Supreme Court of Queensland considered the question of what is meant by a "variation" of a charge for the purposes of section 268(2) of the Corporations Act.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/17/clayton_utz_promotes_new_talent_to_the_partnership.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz promotes new talent to the partnership]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/17/clayton_utz_promotes_new_talent_to_the_partnership.page</link><description><![CDATA[17 December 2008: Clayton Utz is pleased to announce the appointment of eight new partners, effective 1 January 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20081211/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20081211/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Managing the global financial crisis; Credit crunch - Some lessons for structuring and operating property funds; Developments in dollar-based materiality in unit pricing; Government guarantee package; Syndicated facility achieved for client in a difficult climate; Profile - Ben Sandstad;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200809/23/clayton_utz_congratulates_melbourne_university_on_castan_centre_moot_win.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz congratulates Melbourne University on Castan Centre moot win]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200809/23/clayton_utz_congratulates_melbourne_university_on_castan_centre_moot_win.page</link><description><![CDATA[A team from Melbourne University has won the 2008 Victorian Charter of Human Rights Mooting Competition organised by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and sponsored by law firm Clayton Utz.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200809/19/clayton_utz_advises_banks_on_500m_debt_facility.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz advises banks on $500m debt facility]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200809/19/clayton_utz_advises_banks_on_500m_debt_facility.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz' Debt Finance team has advised a syndicate of banks on a facility agreement to refinance the corporate debt of the Sigma Pharmaceuticals group of companies. Comprising ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac as the lead arranging banks and ANZ as the documentation bank, the $500 million syndicated debt facility will help to ease Sigma's refinancing risk.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200808/27/clayton_utz_proud_sponsor_of_2008_castan_centre_human_rights_moot_competition.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz proud sponsor of 2008 Castan Centre human rights moot competition]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200808/27/clayton_utz_proud_sponsor_of_2008_castan_centre_human_rights_moot_competition.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz is proud to be sponsoring the second annual Castan Centre Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Moot Competition, which gets underway this evening.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/05/clayton_utz_boosts_its_project_finance_ranks.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz boosts its project finance ranks]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/05/clayton_utz_boosts_its_project_finance_ranks.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz is expanding its project finance capability in anticipation of increased market activity in 2008, hiring finance specialists Simon Irvine and Chris Redden to its Debt Finance group.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070831/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070831/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Recovering money paid by mistake; Implementation of Basel II: APRA releases a raft of draft prudential standards;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070405/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070405/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Sons of Gwalia - hype or horror story?; Retail investment products for super funds; 2006 ISDA Definitions; The X&Y Files: High Court confirms APRA's powers; APRA and the AXA Staff Plan Directors - Part 2;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20061212/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20061212/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Institutional investors and shareholder class actions: when to participate?; Everyone's a winner, baby? Pooling insolvent groups; Court finds mortgage unjust despite false statements by borrower; Stamp duties: Compulsory acquisition of Victorian land rich companies; APRA and the AXA Staff Plan Directors - Part 1; Judicial consideration of scope of fixed charge;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060921/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060921/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Financial regulation in Australia: who should regulate the regulators?; Can you charge negative interest on super fund benefits?; War by any other means: liquidation as a business tactic; Trustees encouraged to utilise court powers;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060628/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060628/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Personal property securities - proposals for reform; "Future" creditors and insolvent companies; Are promissory notes "debentures" under the Corporations Act?;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060413/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060413/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: New draft standards on tier 1 capital, securitisation and interest rate risk in the banking book; Austral Coal update - the use of cash-settled equity swaps in takeovers; Corporate insolvency: Winners and losers in the pool; The "fit and proper" banker - new standards start in October; Another piece in the regulatory puzzle - corporate governance in the banking sector; Lack of commercial viability does not necessarily mean insolvency; Clayton Utz' expertise recognised at awards night;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060223/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060223/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Overview of the Anti-money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Legislation; Independent office of the trustee: a model for managing conflicts in financial institutions?; Winding up on a factored debt; Profile: Geoff Geha; Profile: David Lester;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051208/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051208/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Online advice tools - when are they financial product advice or financial products?; (Do not) call sounds for telemarketing; Is an insured benefit an accrued benefit?; Sharing interest rate risk in social infrastructure projects; Stamp duty changes; Brian Salter receives Distinguished Service Award; Government considers new scheme to protect small depositors;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051031/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051031/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Super Life Policies and APRA's new outsourcing standard; Derivatives in takeovers - The Glencore experience; ISDA 2005 Novation Protocol; Recent stamp duty developments; Profile - John Moutsopoulos;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200510/24/isda_2005_novation_protocol.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ISDA 2005 Novation Protocol]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200510/24/isda_2005_novation_protocol.page</link><description><![CDATA[Participants in the credit derivatives markets may not be able to enter into novations of credit default swaps with most of the major credit derivatives dealers unless they have adhered to the ISDA 2005 Novation Protocol. The adherence deadline is 30 November 2005.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050930/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050930/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: US developments - SEC reforms the Securities Act; Exposure draft of AML legislation to be released shortly; Shareholders vs creditors; Clayton Utz stokes the coals of Kooragang Project; Profile - John Shirbin;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050831/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050831/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: APRA releases Discussion Paper on the adoption of IFRS and its approach to Tier 1 Capital; The UK Pensions Act 2004 and its implication for companies doing business in the UK; Does the use of SPVs provide effective liability limitation?; Boardroom dynamics; Surrender of security - creditors beware!; Profile - Narelle Smythe;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050728/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050728/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Investor Directed Portfolio Services - changes in the wind; What is a "financial institution"?; Overturning the legal order of debts; New Act controls workplace surveillance;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050630/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050630/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: A charge is not a loan; Recent Family Law Act amendments - the financier impact; Personal liability of directors of corporate trustees; CU partner secures Consumer Council appointment; Clayton Utz illuminates China Light & Power acquisition; Profile - Mark Sneddon;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200506/20/clayton_utz_illuminates_china_light_and_power_acquisition.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz illuminates China Light & Power acquisition]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200506/20/clayton_utz_illuminates_china_light_and_power_acquisition.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has advised on the largest energy sector deal Asia is likely to see this year - China Light & Power's A$2.2billion acquisition of Singapore Power International's Australian business]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050530/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050530/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Managing legal risks of online fraud; Phasing out of state taxes - the new landscape; Financial services reform - government announces proposals for refinements; Guide to the Law of Securitisation - 4th Edition; The next reform item on APRA's agenda - governance; Our deals scoop awards; Profile - Fran Rush;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050429/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050429/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Termination for the private party's default under a PPP - to pay or what to pay?; Is there a choice to provide "choice"?; The 'standardised' approach to credit risk under the Basel II framework; Promissory notes can be interests in a managed investments scheme; Profile - Leah Chick;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050329/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050329/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: ISDA Master Agreement: Effectiveness of "flawed asset" clause - Enron v TXU; Ability of liquidator to recover against large creditors; Finance industry has duty to manage conflicts; Service of notices - creditors beware; Recent prudential developments; Profile - Ninian Lewis;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050211/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050211/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Insurance: Fallout from Spitzer lawsuit hits Australia; Boilerplate's role in the preservation of guarantors' liability; Prestigious appointment for Clayton Utz consultant; ASIC issues licensing relief for securitisation special purpose vehicles; Consumer Credit Code hardship threshold increased; Rebates and Related Payments in the Wealth Management Industry; Profile - Dan Fitts;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041207/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041207/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Further limitation on "all monies" clauses; Getting ready for choice of superannuation fund; New land rich disposal duty in New South Wales; APRA announces its approach to the International Financial Reporting Standards; Completion of major transaction an Epic event; Buy high, sell low, and argue about the loss; Fraud - will the doctrine of indefeasibility protect a mortgagee's interest?; Profile - Quentin Solomon;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041029/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041029/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Changes to an exemption for the liability to pay interest withholding tax; New rules foreshadowed for NSW local council Public Private Partnerships; Australian insureds get no priority when their insurer goes belly-up; Interception bill creates risk for email screening on company servers; M&A from a superannuation perspective; Profile - Jane Paskin;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040930/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040930/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: APRA outlines its implementation of new reporting standards; The new common rule awards - how are Victorian employers affected?; The taxman concedes; Clayton Utz plays a pivotal role in Australian rail infrastructure; Profile - Murray West;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040826/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040826/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Charges over company book debts; New law reform proposals for online credit contracts in Australia; Revival of the letter of comfort; The brave new world of vendor duty - does it work?; Review of Commonwealth Privacy Act announced; Expertise brings appointment to Government advisory body on digital signatures; Profile - David Klarich;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040729/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040729/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Draft standard on corporate governance and information and communication technology; No priority for financial assistance given to administrators; Insolvency perspective on CLERP 9; FSR - ASIC speaks 2004 - The road ahead (in case you missed it); FIDO super calculator - Pluses and minuses; Clayton Utz sponsors INSOL 2005; Profile - Randal Dennings;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200407/14/japanese_legal_experience_a_key_in_optimising_the_japanese-australian_business_relationship.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Japanese legal experience a key in optimising the Japanese/Australian business relationship]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200407/14/japanese_legal_experience_a_key_in_optimising_the_japanese-australian_business_relationship.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australian law firms are increasingly aware that employing lawyers with hands-on Japanese experience is an advantage in optimising Japanese business interests with Australia.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040628/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040628/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Insolvent trading - Odds stacked against directors; Clipping the phoenix's wings; Potts Report proposes further insurance reforms; International Accounting Standards - potential impact on lending practices; Money laundering and the perils of cross-border banking; PPPs - Considering all the options; Small change; Profile - Fred Hawke; Profile - Ray Giblett;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
