FEDERAL COURT

Superannuation

DBA Lawyers’ David Oon and Bryce Figot take a cautious look at deducting superannuation contributions for directors of trustees of ‘passive’ investment trusts. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC announces EU for Spring Financial Group ahead of Federal Court proceedings against an AR....

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Financial planning

Private equity firm takes full control of soon-to-be-unlisted software provider...

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Financial planning

A former WealthSure planner who has been ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages to a client is unlikely to pay the claim after he declared himself bankrupt....

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Financial planning

Perth-based advisory group under pressure from $1.7 million court case...

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Financial planning

A technical issue which prompted AFS Group not to establish a trust account via which it could remunerate authorised representatives has ended up denying those planners t...

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Financial planning

Synchron’s John Prossor claims a repeat of the AFS brokerage losses can be avoided by paying advisers without delay....

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Financial planning

AFA calls for clarity after Court rules brokerage account not reserved for advisers....

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has taken legal action against Fast Access Finance for engaging in unlicensed credit activities....

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Financial planning

A recent Storm Financial settlement caused quite a bit of controversy and resulted in an appeal from the regulator. Milana Pokrajac finds many in the legal community deem...

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Financial planning

Law firm warns that ratings houses could be partially liable for money lost by investors in financial products they rate, following a landmark ruling in the Australian Fe...

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Superannuation

Can the ATO access a taxpayer’s superannuation when bankruptcy looms? David Oon and Bryce Figot explore this matter further....

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Funds management

Retail derivatives issuer Apex Derivatives will be wound up after ASIC received orders in the Federal Court....

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Editorial

Despite the Parliament having risen for the winter recess, and probably for the last time before a Federal election, it will nonetheless be difficult to keep politics out...

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