SuperEC, the e-commerce initiative to establish a common set of standards for the electronic processing of superannuation related information across fund managers and sup...

Plans to convert investor’s wine scheme units into listed shares have been abandoned after strong opposition from the schemes investors around the country....

All beneficiaries of a discretionary trust who surrender their interest may now be subject to capital gains tax following the release of an Australian Tax Office (ATO) ru...

The Commonwealth Ombudsmen has released a report calling on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to supply more information to investors caught up in mass marketed tax mi...

While the financial services industry has been pulling its collective hair out over the issues surrounding the alienation of personal services income (APSI), it appears o...

Tax strategies linked to superannuation are growing in popularity but have also been identified by the Australian Tax Office as an area of concern. Rob Keavney questions ...

The Financial Planning Assocication (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to enshrine the terms “financial planner” and “financial adviser” in the Financial Services...

A number of agribusiness investment schemes will fail to achieve capital raising targets this financial year following a crackdown by the ATO....

A number of agribusiness investment schemes will fail to achieve capital raising targets this financial year following a crackdown by the ATO....

ASIC effectively shut down Chapel Road when it revoked the dealer group’s licence in May. However, concerns about a number of other dealer group’s compliance procedures o...

Prime Minister John Howard has agreed to deliver a verdict on the issue of Alienation of Personal Services Income (APSI) within the next three weeks....

Macquarie Bank will roll out a new closed end hedge fund product to retail investors providing it can receive the thumbs up from the Australian Tax Office (ATO)....

While it may appear complex and out of reach for some investors margin lending for holds some positive tax benefits. David Shirlow examines how planners and investors can...

The Financial Planning Association has hit out at the Australian Tax Office over what it says are double standards in regards to Alienation of Personal Services Income (A...