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TMA Australia: Best Practice Guidelines – Navigating Safe Harbour
06-22-17
Dear fellow Members of TMA Australia Over the past two years the Commonwealth Government has promoted a review of the Australian insolvency laws. In particular, the focus has been on whether it makes sense to provide directors of stressed and distressed corporates with a “safe harbour” to work with suitably qualified turnaround professionals. This […]
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The West Australian Newspaper: TMA interviewed on the rise of the Chief Transformation Officer
06-15-17
Recently, TMA Board Directors spoke with the West Australian Newspaper on the rise of the Chief Transformation Officer in corporate Australia. The article details how these “change agents” can assist with turnaround in the broader corporate context of stakeholder and financial management. The article also references the TMA’s CTP course in conjunction with the University […]
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Court of Appeal upholds scheme classes decision in Boart Longyear restructuring
06-07-17
Herbert Smith Freehills share their article with us. Legal Briefings – By Paul Apáthy and Andrew Rich The New South Wales Court of Appeal has, in a decision that has surprised many practitioners, dismissed an appeal which challenged the composition of classes in the creditors’ scheme of arrangement involving Boart Longyear Limited.1 The background […]
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Safe harbour and Ipso facto clauses Law Reform: Bill introduced into Parliament
06-07-17
Ashurst share their article with us: What you need to know On 1 June 2017, the Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2 Bill) 2017 (the Bill) into the Commonwealth Parliament. The Bill contains two major reforms to Australia’s insolvency laws: – a new safe harbour from civil liability for […]
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The Australian Financial Review Interview: Federal Treasury to fast-track rules to save struggling companies
05-17-17
The Australian Financial Review published an article on page 6 last week, which positions the TMA and AVCAL as two key industry supporters backing the proposed Safe Harbour provisions which form part of the Federal Government’s innovation agenda. National Board director, Marcus Derwin, speaks on behalf of the TMA: “We want to keep the growth […]