The Federal Court of Australia has appointed a provisional liquidator to listed financial services group Harts Australasia one day after the group placed itself into volu...

Harts Australasia has lost its court battle against the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with the listed financial services group being forced int...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed a provisional liquidator to listed financial services group Harts Australasia, after receiving a...

Former Tower Asset Management chief executive Derek Goodyer has settled a legal battle against his former employer, Tower....

In two separate and unrelated announcements, the Australian Securities and Invesments Commission (ASIC) has made rulings against two insurance agents....

The woes of the Australian dollar are continuing to benefit investors with a significant exposure to international funds. ...

The integration of the GIO business into AMP Financial Services has reached the final stage with an application to transfer the business to be made to the Federal Court o...

With any strategy or transaction undertaken by a financial adviser on behalf of a client, consideration must be given to the anti-avoidance rules of the Income Tax Assess...

Timber group Auspine and IOOF Australia Trustees have reached a settlement in their year-long legal dispute over a South Australian forestry investment scheme. ...

A far reaching recent court judgement is being viewed as a wake-up call for financial planning dealer groups, highlighting the need to keep an eagle eye on their adviser ...

The tax office may soon end the freeze on tax liabilities on 7000 as-sessments for tax-effective schemes, according to tax commissioner Michael Carmody. Unless scheme pro...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has fired the first shots in its war against what it calls "aggressive" tax planning strategies, which promises to become bloodier ov...