ASIC today released new financial requirements for responsible entities. Under the changes responsible entities must prepare 12-month cash-flow projections which must be approved at least quarterly by directors.
Additionally new net tangible asset (NTA) capital requirements, require responsible entities to hold the greater of:
A liquidity requirement has also been introduced where an RE must hold at least 50% of its NTA requirement in cash or cash equivalents, and an amount equal to the NTA requirement in liquid assets.
Matthew Bransgrove is a partner and occasional lecturer for the College of Law. He has practised exclusively in the field of mortgage law and mortgage related litigation since 1998.