The BFSLA is pleased to announce that the Twilight Seminar in Brisbane will take place at the offices of McCullough Robertson on Thursday 1st August. The Hon Keith De Lacy, Dr Doug McTaggart and Mr Swain Roberts will share their thoughts on the topic: ‘Foreign Investment in Australia: Is it in the ‘National Interest’?
King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney and Chapman Tripp in Auckland will host the next BFSLA Younger Member Twilight Seminars. View the Sydney invitation and registration form Register on-line for Sydney: https://www.etouches.com/64617 View the Auckland invitation and registration form Register on-line for Auckland: https://www.etouches.com/66041
Official Launch of the BFSLA Standard Form Closing Opinion. The Banking & Financial Services Law Association is pleased to announce the launch of the BFSLA Standard Form Closing Opinion. This opinion is the culmination of extensive work by an opinions committee formed of representatives of a number of member firms, and has been discussed with…
The University of Adelaide is hosting a Conference on 20 & 21 February, 2013 at the Adelaide Festival Centre. The topic is: Personal Property Security Law: Local and Global Perspectives. The Keynote address will be given by Sir Roy Goode QC, CBE “Security Interests in Mobile Equipment, Lessons in Lawmaking from the Cape Town Convention”…
Due to a larger than expected response the The Inaugural Younger Member Twilight event we have now secured The Tara Room at The Irish Club the address is: Level 1, 175 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane. Gwyn Morgan, Head of Credit & Asset Structuring, Westpac Institutional Bank will share his ‘thoughts from the dark side’. Registrations for…
The 30th Annual Conference will be held at the Marriott Resort & Spa on the Gold Coast in Queensland with new dates being announced to better accommodate flights in and out of the Gold Coast. The new dates are: Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st August, 2013. Make a diary note to attend this milestone event in…
The BFSLA is pleased to announce that the Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort and Spa has been selected as the venue for the 30th Annual Conference. AMENDED dates have been negotiated to allow easier flight access in and out of the Gold Coast. The new dates are: Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st August, 2013. We look…
The BFSLA is pleased to confirm that they will be offering the BFSLA Scholarship to the value of up to A$50,000 and also a Prize Pool of up to A$20,000 for the Research Essay Prize. See the Research and Scholarship sections on this site for further details.
On Thursday 12th July the BFSLA and Chapman Tripp, Wellington hosted a Younger Member Twilight Seminar with about 70 people in attendance. David Croy Head of Global Markets Research, NZ Institutional, ANZ Wellington gave a talk on “The outlook for the NZ economy and financial markets, with a special focus on the European debt crisis”. The evening…
The 29th Annual BFSLA Conference in Queenstown has been acclaimed by many ‘as one of the best ever’ with high praise for the topics selected and also the depth of knowledge of the presenters which included some lively debate at some of the panel sessions. The Welcome Function at Skyline was again well received with a…
