07/13/2015

APRA's capital stance gives the banks a reprieve

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has, no doubt much to the relief of the major banks, asserted its independence from David Murray’s Financial System Inquiry and a key recommendation on major bank capital requirements.

07/09/2015

New international law firm announced

Will have more than 1,400 lawyers and legal professionals operating from 18 locations across Canada, the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

07/08/2015

Firm advises on $220m private equity transaction

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Archer Capital on its acquisition of credit reporting and debt recovery company Dun & Bradstreet’s Australia and New Zealand business for $220m.

07/07/2015

IOOF scandal: shades of grey in whistleblower revelations

IOOF boss Chris Kelaher and his chief of investigations Rob Urwin will be fronting a Senate committee today secure in the knowledge that they will get a going-over from Labor terrier Sam Dastyari and committee chairman John Williams, the Nationals’

07/07/2015

NZ's FMA settles with Hanover Finance

Failed property financier Hanover Finance Group has settled with New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority over claims it misled investors in 2007 and 2008.