The Wrap: Issue 1 - July 2010
20 August 2010 

Read the first edition edition of The Wrap, our biannual publication for the financial services industry which features articles by our experts on the latest reforms in the industry, along with an interview with fund managers and industry leaders on the current state of play in the hedge fund industry in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

The  Wrap  was launched in August 2010 to coincide with the establishment of Henry Davis York's Financial Services Group.  The new group officially brings together our specialists in funds management, financial markets, superannuation and insurance who collectively provide the full range of corporate and commercial legal services for clients in the financial services industry.

Financial Services Insight - 28 June 2010
28 June 2010 

Dividends out of capital now permitted for solvent companies

Consumer Law Insight - 5 May 2010
05 May 2010 

Tougher penalties and new ACC powers strengthen consumer protection laws

Consumer Law Insight
28 April 2010  

• Unfair contract terms are out

Doing Business in Australia Guide 2009
06 November 2009

M&A Insight: 23 October 2009
23 October 2009

Financial Markets and Derivatives Insight: August 2009
28 August 2009

• Major Reform of Australian Market Regulation: ASIC takes over from ASX – but what next?

Corporate and Employment Insight
26 June 2009

• Executive pay bill watered down

Corporate Advisory / Workplace Relations & Safety Insight: 3 June 2009
03 June 2009

• "Golden handshakes" effectively outlawed

Consumer Law Insight: May 2009
14 May 2009

• Unfair contract terms on the way out

Competition Alert: March 2009
27 March 2009

• Recent and Pending Changes to the Trade Practices Act 1974

Consumer Law Alert: Feb 2009
20 February 2009

• A new national consumer protection law for Australia

Trade Practices Alert: Dec 2008
19 December 2008

• New Pricing Laws for Retailers

CA Alert: Dec 2008
08 December 2008

• Mobile Premium Services - New industry code - Last chance for public comment

Corporate Advisory Alert: Dec 2008
01 December 2008

• The new interpretation of consequential loss and loss of profit

Corporate Advisory Alert: Oct 2008
31 October 2008

• CEMEX to pay more for early Rinker acceptances

Corporate Advisory Newsletter: Aug 2008
28 August 2008

• Sacking Directors of public companies: Scottish & Colonial v Australian Power & Gas

Doing Business in Australia Guide: 2008
14 May 2008

• Setting up a business presence
• Foreign investment approvals
• Tax issues
• Competition law
• Intellectual Property
• Currency restrictions/Anti-money laundering
• Privacy law
• Employment law
• Immigration
• Environmental law
• Facts about Australia

Corporate Advisory Alert: Mar 2008
20 March 2008

• ASIC relief for listed share and unit sale facilities

Corporate Advisory Alert: Mar 2008
17 March 2008

• ASIC cracks whip on “rumourtrage”

Taxation of Managed Funds Alert: Mar 2008
07 March 2008

• Can the Government deliver on its promise to make Australia the 'financial services hub of Asia'?

Superannuation Alert: Feb 2008
26 February 2008

• Review of the instalment warrant exception for superannuation trustees

Start-ups in Australia: 2008
07 February 2008

Starting up in the Australian Financial Services Industry

• Starting out
• Your aims
• Step 1: the right structure
• Tax
• Who owns what
• Step 2: financial services licensing and regulation
• Financial markets licensing
• Step 3: documentation
• Specific issues for hedge funds
• Immigration and employment law
• Let's talk
• Introducing HDY's 'start-up' specialists

Corporate Advisory Alert: Jul 2007
30 July 2007

• ASIC vs Citigroup Global [2007] FCA 963

Corporate Advisory Alert: Dec 2006
19 December 2006

• Trade Practices Act amendments commence

Corporate Advisory: Nov 2006
08 November 2006

• Trade Practices Alert

Corporate Advisory: Aug 2006
24 August 2006

• Bursting the Corporate Duties bubble
• Considering Alternatives
• NSW Government procurement reforms continue
• New ACCC merger guidelines seek to promote best practice
• Is it safe to support your own company?

Corporate Advisory: Nov 2005
16 November 2005

• A practical approach to protecting confidential information
• A timely reminder on the importance of continuous disclosure
• Cut it out! Beware of reliance on a severance clause
• Profile
• Embedded Derivatives

Corporate and Business Services: Jul 2003
04 July 2003

• Abolition of annual returns
• Changes to company details notification requirements
• Use of ABNs
• Repeal of public company directors' 72 year age limit

Employee Share Schemes: Apr 2003
21 April 2003

• Government Announces Response to Nelson Report on Employee Share Ownership
• The Nelson Report
• Proposed Government Reforms

Corporate and Business Services: Jan 2003
30 January 2003

• ASIC Finalises Class Order Relief From The New Secondary Trading Provisions

The Corporations Act Commences: Jul 2001
19 July 2001

• Background
• The response: The Corporations Act
• The State Corporations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2001
• The Corporations Agreement
• The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Guide to New Transaction Compliance: Apr 2001
23 April 2001

• This is a guide and reference for compliance matters to consider when your company is evaluating a proposed new transaction

Guide to Shareholder Meetings: Apr 2001
23 April 2001

• This is a practical guide and reference for running a smooth shareholders meeting for company secretaries of public listed companies

Corporate and Business Law: Jun 2000
06 June 2000

• Use of Australian Business Numbers (ABN) on Company Documents

Corporate and Business: Feb 2000
10 February 2000

• The CLERP Act - Fundraising Update
• CLERP Act Disclosure Documents Matrix

Corporate and Business: Apr 1999
05 August 1999

• Consumer Protection: GST price exploitation
• Unconscionable conduct in business transactions
• Website Development Agreements
• CLERP 6 consultation paper

Corporate and Business: Apr 1999
05 April 1999

CLERP Reforms to Directors' Duties and the Statutory Derivative Action

• Company Directors - Are you exercising business judgment?
• Delegation of Duties by Directors and Reliance
• Statutory Derivative Action
• Practical Tips!

Corporate and Business: Mar 1998
01 March 1998

• Are you Misleading Investors?
• Stamp Duty Rewrite
• Good Advice to Security Advisers
• ASX Demutualisation: The Next Stage
• Proposed Amendments to the Copyright Act
• Reform of the Financial Markets: CLERP Stage 6