Australia & Oceania

New rules that expand the Foreign Investment Review Board's approval of investments in agriculture follow growing concern that the sector needs more protection

The New South Wales financing was the first to close under its government’s new unsolicited proposal process

National Australia Bank’s A$300 million certified climate bond is the first green bond from an Australian financial institution. It is also the world’s first bank bond to be certified as a climate bond

The report seems to have endorsed bail-in-able capital in principle, but with some qualifications

Australia’s treasurer has released its long-awaited Financial System Inquiry Report. It could change the way banks in the country manage regulatory capital

The G20 has proposed a network linking various project finance initiatives and market players. Andrew Briggs, who contributed to the G20 summit publications, explains what will determine its success

Australia is set to be the next developed country to get permission to use the renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor programme

A lack of appropriate projects and shallow domestic capital markets have hindered the usefulness of project bonds in the region

Corporate social responsibility is a relatively new concept for most Asian jurisdictions. And because it tends to be governed by domestic regulations and corporate law, approaches across jurisdictions can differ drastically

The effectiveness of material adverse change clauses are being whittled away in Australian public M&A, a recent report has revealed

Strong equity markets have prompted sellers to consider parallel exit routes. But as By Herbert Smith Freehills' Philippa Stone and Nick Baker explain, running two deals at once prompts legal challenges

The lawyers, bankers and investors driving the asset class have spoken with IFLR about the asset class’s pressure points. Here are their insights