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New WA boss for Macquarie Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... Gresham Advisory Partners in Perth and before that, a partner in the mergers and acquisitions group of national law firm Freehills, which is now called Herbert Smith Freehills.

Who you know overshadows rules: Freehills view on Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... preoccupation with a 'rules-based' system, whereas in Asia the human element dominates. Michael Back, partner at legal firm Freehills, speaking at the Investing in Asia conference hosted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies this month, said ...

Banks take Bell Group case to High Court

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... these circumstances have been named as further grounds for appeal. Spokesperson for the consortium, John Vaughan of Freehills said the decision to seek special leave was not taken lightly and that the banks are confident they can make a strong case on ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Brogden, Financial Services Council Dick Grozier, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peggy Haines, Consultant, Freehills Richard Lloyd, CHOICE Tim Lyons, Australian Council of Trade Unions Michael O'Neill, National Seniors Association Fiona ...

AvSuper loses case against fund manager

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... are now considering all the post-trial options," said Amit Jois, lawyer at Greenfields. Financial Standard contacted Freehills but couldn't get comments by press time. AvSuper invested more than 5 per cent of its total assets in the year to June 2009 ...

AvSuper takes legal action against big fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... super fund's position. "The Manager of CPHF has responded to all unitholders confirming its position and advice from Freehills that the AvSuper interpretation on its entitlements is incorrect at law," it wrote in the quarterly report. "Post quarter AvSuper ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... trustee law principle on which the Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) Act is built. Michael Vrisakis, partner at Freehills lawyers and long time superannuation legal expert said, "There's nothing in the legislation currently that would deal with ...

GPT fund buys stake in Sydney tower

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... this premium grade office assets is extremely strong with 76 per cent of space having been pre-committed to ANZ and Freehills on 15 and 10 year leases respectively, providing a weighted average lease duration of 12.5 years," said Ritchie.

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... sole purpose test if the deal was to be finalised, said a superannuation expert. Michael Vrisakis, partner at law firm Freehills, said First Super - an industry fund serving the furniture, pulp, paper and timber industries - would not be in breach of ...

Asgard enhances SMSF admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... planning, training, administration and compliance services and has developed relationships with Price Waterhouse Coopers, Freehills and Ure Lynam to provide a complete service for its clients.