Date: 11 Dec 2012, Filed under: Superannuation & Elder Law, Taxation law
In the last quarter, 465 individuals and companies were convicted for tax and superannuation criminal offences resulting in over $1.56 million in fines...
Date: 30 Nov 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law
In an address to the ASFA 2012 National Conference, former Prime Minister Paul Keating called for the establishment of a Government-administered longevity...
Date: 14 Nov 2012, Filed under: Superannuation & Elder Law, Taxation law
The AAT has upheld the Commissioner's decision to count money withdrawn from a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) in breach of the SIS Act as part...
Date: 14 Sep 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law
The Government has released a consultation paper seeking stakeholder views on a range of options directed primarily at strengthening Australia's framework...
Date: 05 Sep 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law
According to calculations released by the Financial Services Council (FSC), the current funding for superannuation is insufficient to provide the population...
Date: 04 Sep 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law
The Institute of Public Accounts (IPA) has called on the Government to reconsider proposed superannuation changes in relation to fund notification requirements....
Date: 29 Aug 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law
ASIC has reiterated its advice to investors to be aware of the risks and complexities of hybrid securities following a number of offers to have hit the...
Date: 11 Jul 2012, Filed under: Business & Commercial Law, Superannuation & Elder Law, Estate Planning
The Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare has urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised investment fraud....
Date: 06 Jul 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law
A Sydney-based financial planning firm, sued by clients in the Westpoint collapse, has failed in the NSW Appeal Court to gain contribution to a settlement...
Date: 04 Jul 2012, Filed under: Banking & Finance, Superannuation & Elder Law, Taxation law
The Federal Court has held that a family trust was not entitled to a deduction for superannuation contributions made on behalf of the husband and wife...
