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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Banking and Finance - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/industry/banking_and_finance/publications.page</link>  <description><![CDATA[Our Banking and Finance group is a top tier practice, serving all four major domestic banks, local and international banks and numerous financial institutions. ]]></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/news/201202/10/clayton_utz_congratulates_clients_on_insto_award-winning_deals.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz congratulates clients on Insto award-winning deals]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/10/clayton_utz_congratulates_clients_on_insto_award-winning_deals.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz is proud to have been associated with four 2011 deals that were named Deals of the Year at the Insto Distinction Awards 2012, announced this week in Sydney.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/02/clayton_utz_advises_yara_international_on_landmark_pilbara_deal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz advises Yara International on landmark Pilbara deal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/02/clayton_utz_advises_yara_international_on_landmark_pilbara_deal.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has acted as key legal adviser to Norwegian-based chemical company Yara International ASA ("Yara") on a landmark deal that will see the company significantly expand its interests in Western Australia's booming Pilbara mining region.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/infrastructure_investment_disclosure_new_asic_rules.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure investment disclosure: new ASIC rules]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/infrastructure_investment_disclosure_new_asic_rules.page</link><description><![CDATA[Infrastructure investments are the latest financial products to receive an ASIC makeover. Jacqueline Christie examines what's in store.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/camac_releases_report_on_derivatives_regulation.page</guid><title><![CDATA[CAMAC releases report on derivatives regulation]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/camac_releases_report_on_derivatives_regulation.page</link><description><![CDATA[CAMAC's conclusions are a welcome endorsement of Australia's existing regulatory regime for derivatives, say Louise McCoach and Vittorio Casamento.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/new_improved_disclosure_for_agribusiness_managed_investment_schemes.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New improved disclosure for agribusiness managed investment schemes]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/new_improved_disclosure_for_agribusiness_managed_investment_schemes.page</link><description><![CDATA[Responsible entities of agribusiness managed investment schemes must comply with a new ASIC policy on disclosure from 1 August 2012, as Matt Daley and Matt Anderson explain.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/australia_public_infrastructure_financing_challenges_bradvann.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australia's public infrastructure financing challenges]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/australia_public_infrastructure_financing_challenges_bradvann.page</link><description><![CDATA[Project Finance partner, Brad Vann, looks at the complexities surrounding Australia's public infrastructure financing.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><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/news/201112/19/clayton_utz_partner_joins_women_in_banking_finance_leadership_team.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner joins Women in Banking & Finance leadership team]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/19/clayton_utz_partner_joins_women_in_banking_finance_leadership_team.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz Sydney Banking partner Louise McCoach has been elected to the Women in Banking & Finance (WiBF) Executive Committee, effective 2012.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 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/news/201111/25/price_signalling_bill_passed-now_to_get_ready_for_it.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Price signalling bill passed - now to get ready for it]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/price_signalling_bill_passed-now_to_get_ready_for_it.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australia's banking sector has just over six months to get ready for the new price signalling laws, following the passage last night of the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/new_financial_requirement_for_responsible_entities.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New financial requirement for responsible entities]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/new_financial_requirement_for_responsible_entities.page</link><description><![CDATA[From November 2012 responsible entities of managed investment schemes will have to meet new financial requirements, says Matt Daley and Matt Anderson.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 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/TheBankingRegulationReview_SecondEdition.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[The Banking Regulation Review - Second Edition]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/TheBankingRegulationReview_SecondEdition.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Louise McCoach and David Landy contribute the Australia chapter to the The Banking Regulation Review]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/rethinking_funding_models_for_infrastructure-the_infrastructure_finance_reform_issues_paper.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Rethinking funding models for infrastructure - the Infrastructure Finance Reform Issues Paper]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/rethinking_funding_models_for_infrastructure-the_infrastructure_finance_reform_issues_paper.page</link><description><![CDATA[There's general agreement that governments cannot fund much needed infrastructure by themselves, but less on how it should be done. Brad Vann looks at some of the options recently put forward by the Infrastructure Finance Working Group.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 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/clayton_utz_congratulates_client_collins_foods_on_ipo_and_listing.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz congratulates client Collins Foods on IPO and listing]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/08/clayton_utz_congratulates_client_collins_foods_on_ipo_and_listing.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz congratulates Collins Foods in connection with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange on 5 August.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/government_softens_price_signalling_bill_for_the_banking_sector.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Government softens Price Signalling Bill for the banking sector]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/government_softens_price_signalling_bill_for_the_banking_sector.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Government has narrowed the scope of the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 which will introduce a new prohibition on public and private "disclosures" of pricing and other information to competitors in prescribed industries.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/room_for_improvement_new_rules_for_unlisted_property_scheme_disclosure_documents.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Room for improvement: new rules for unlisted property scheme disclosure documents]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/room_for_improvement_new_rules_for_unlisted_property_scheme_disclosure_documents.page</link><description><![CDATA[Less than three years after rewriting the disclosure rules for unlisted property schemes, ASIC is at it again.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 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/news/201105/20/clayton_utz_congratulates_clients_on_alb_award-winning_deals.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz congratulates clients on ALB award-winning deals]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/20/clayton_utz_congratulates_clients_on_alb_award-winning_deals.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz is proud to have been associated with three headline 2010 deals that took out Deal of the Year awards at the 2011 Macquarie Bank ALB Australasian Law Awards held last night in Sydney.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/government_releases_bill_to_outlaw_price_signalling_between_banking_competitors-and_who_is_next.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Government releases Bill to outlaw price signalling between banking competitors - and who is next?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/government_releases_bill_to_outlaw_price_signalling_between_banking_competitors-and_who_is_next.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 24 March 2011 the Federal Government introduced into Parliament its revised Bill to outlaw price signalling between competitors in defined industry sectors.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 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/audio/australian_covered_bonds_coming_soon.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australian covered bonds coming soon]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/australian_covered_bonds_coming_soon.page</link><description><![CDATA[Partner Andrew Jinks talks to Boardroom Radio about what the introduction of covered bonds will mean for securitisation.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/15/originating_adis_holding_subordinated_tranches_apra_seeks_to_clarify.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Originating ADIs holding subordinated tranches: APRA seeks to clarify]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/15/originating_adis_holding_subordinated_tranches_apra_seeks_to_clarify.page</link><description><![CDATA[APRA's clarification of its policy on the regulatory capital treatment of certain securitisation exposures held by ADIs goes some way to meeting industry concerns, but leaves some unresolved questions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/australia_opens_the_door_to_covered_bonds.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australia opens the door to covered bonds]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/australia_opens_the_door_to_covered_bonds.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australian banks, credit unions and building societies will soon be able to issue covered bonds as part of the Australian Federal Government's package of banking reforms aimed at increasing competition within the banking sector]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/29/clayton_utz_attracts_asia_project_finance_specialist.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz attracts Asia project finance specialist]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/29/clayton_utz_attracts_asia_project_finance_specialist.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz continues to deliver on its commitment to providing clients with first-class legal services with the announcement that leading Asia Pacific project finance lawyer Bruce Cooper will join the firm's Sydney Banking & Financial Services practice as a partner in September, from UK magic circle firm Freshfields.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/18/amendments_to_the_national_consumer_credit_protection_regulations-and_more_on_the_way.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations - and more on the way]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/18/amendments_to_the_national_consumer_credit_protection_regulations-and_more_on_the_way.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has released amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations, as a result of further consultations with industry - and more are on the way.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/08/nsw_budget_changes_to_benefit_asset-backed_securitisations.page</guid><title><![CDATA[NSW Budget changes to benefit asset-backed securitisations]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/08/nsw_budget_changes_to_benefit_asset-backed_securitisations.page</link><description><![CDATA[As part of the budget package released today by the New South Wales Treasurer, the State Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 was introduced.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/18/clayton_utz_advises_csg_on_successful_institutional_placement.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz advises CSG on successful institutional placement]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/18/clayton_utz_advises_csg_on_successful_institutional_placement.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has acted for Macquarie Capital Adviser as underwriter of CSG Limited's successful $40 million institutional placement.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/12/retail_bond_and_convertible_note_disclosure_relief.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Retail bond and convertible note disclosure relief]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/12/retail_bond_and_convertible_note_disclosure_relief.page</link><description><![CDATA[ASIC last night released its much-anticipated disclosure regime for retail bonds. As well as facilitating a retail corporate bond market in Australia, the suite of changes aims to ease disclosure requirements for convertible notes.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/07/managed_investment_trusts_get_new_tax_regime_from_1_july_2011.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Managed investment trusts get new tax regime from 1 July 2011]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/07/managed_investment_trusts_get_new_tax_regime_from_1_july_2011.page</link><description><![CDATA[Significant changes to the taxation of managed investment trusts will be in place by 1 July 2011, which should lead to greater certainty, reduced compliance costs, and (in some cases) less tax payable.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/28/clayton_utz_welcomes_leading_securitisation_lawyer_to_the_partnership.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz welcomes leading securitisation lawyer to the partnership]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/28/clayton_utz_welcomes_leading_securitisation_lawyer_to_the_partnership.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Jinks as a partner - reaffirming the firm's commitment to being a leading provider of legal services to Australia's banking and financial services sectors.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/17/octaviar_application_for_special_leave_to_appeal_to_high_court_granted.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Octaviar: Application for special leave to appeal to High Court granted]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/17/octaviar_application_for_special_leave_to_appeal_to_high_court_granted.page</link><description><![CDATA[The High Court has granted special leave to appeal in the Octaviar matter.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/15/personal_property_securities_reform-corporations_act_amendments.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Personal Property Securities Reform - Corporations Act Amendments]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/15/personal_property_securities_reform-corporations_act_amendments.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010 is the latest step in establishing a clear and consistent single national legal regime for security interests in personal property.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/05/us_bankruptcy_court_flips_english_decision_on_flip_clauses_in_lehman_brothers_case.page</guid><title><![CDATA[US Bankruptcy Court flips English decision on flip clauses in Lehman Brothers case]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/05/us_bankruptcy_court_flips_english_decision_on_flip_clauses_in_lehman_brothers_case.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 25 January 2010, the United States Bankruptcy Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in relation to an action brought in that court by two Lehman Brothers entities against BNY Corporate Trustee Services Limited.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/02/apra_flexes_muscle_in_relation_to_securitisation-the_new_draft_aps_120_and_apg_120_reviewed.page</guid><title><![CDATA[APRA flexes muscle in relation to securitisation - the new draft APS 120 and APG 120 reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/02/apra_flexes_muscle_in_relation_to_securitisation-the_new_draft_aps_120_and_apg_120_reviewed.page</link><description><![CDATA[Reminiscent of the last release of a new draft of APS 120 in November 2007, APRA released a consultation draft of a revised APS 120 and APG 120 in late December last year. The drafts were part of a package of revised prudential standards and practice guides that implement the enhancements to Basel II finalised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in July 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 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/news/200911/25/parliamentary_committees_recommendations_will_impact_financial_services_industry.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Parliamentary committee's recommendations will impact financial services industry]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200911/25/parliamentary_committees_recommendations_will_impact_financial_services_industry.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' long-awaited report into Australia's financial services sector has made 11 recommendations which will have an impact (either directly or indirectly) on distributors, platform providers and product manufacturers, as well as the financial services industry generally.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200910/16/octaviar_application_for_special_leave_to_appeal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Octaviar: Application for special leave to appeal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200910/16/octaviar_application_for_special_leave_to_appeal.page</link><description><![CDATA[The next stage of the Octaviar case has been reached, with the making of an application for special leave to appeal to the high court.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 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/news/200909/21/octaviar_appeal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Octaviar appeal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200909/21/octaviar_appeal.page</link><description><![CDATA[In the Octaviar appeal, the Queensland Court of Appeal unanimously held that, although the liabilities secured had been increased, the charge had simply continued to operate in accordance with its terms and had not been varied.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200909/18/government_guarantee_for_rmbs_and_recognition_of_importance_of_securitisation.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Government guarantee for RMBS and recognition of importance of securitisation]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200909/18/government_guarantee_for_rmbs_and_recognition_of_importance_of_securitisation.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 17 September 2009, the Senate Economics References Committee released its report "Government measures to address concerns in the financial sector - The Financial Claims Scheme and The Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding" .]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/14/consumer_credit_reform_timetable_changes_and_regulations_exposure_draft_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Reform Timetable Changes and Regulations Exposure Draft Released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/14/consumer_credit_reform_timetable_changes_and_regulations_exposure_draft_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[The minister for Financial Services today announced changes to the timetable for implementation of the reforms and released for public exposure the draft National Consumer Credit Protection Reform regulations and associated explanatory material.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/25/national_consumer_credit_protection_legislative_package_introduced.page</guid><title><![CDATA[National Consumer Credit Protection legislative package introduced]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/25/national_consumer_credit_protection_legislative_package_introduced.page</link><description><![CDATA[The National Consumer Credit Protection legislative package, which transfers responsibility for regulation of consumer credit to the Commonwealth, was introduced into Parliament today.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
