Those avoiding paying tax through offshore trust structures may be subject to penalties if they do not disclose these activities to the Australian Taxation Office....

Standard & Poor's (S&P's) Fund Services' finds that while few international fixed interest funds were able to face up to the challenging market conditions in late 2008, d...

Draft legislation on the tax treatment of managed investment trusts disposals will ensure Australia's tax regime remains competitive in attracting foreign funds, accordin...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned that arrangements to artificially create upfront deductions for employment costs may break tax laws....

The new Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law is Luke Hartsuyker, who has replaced Chris Pearce....

With disclosure and fee flexibility at the forefront of concerns, Quantum Warrants claims that their online property warrant offering for self-managed super funds, Quantu...

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Ripoll Inquiry) has delivered precisely what could be expected from a parliamentary inquiry ...

The findings of the Ripoll Inquiry have been broadly welcomed by the financial planning industry, but as Mike Taylor reports, they will ultimately be diluted by the findi...

The number of people who will have exceeded their superannuation contributions cap in the 2009-10 financial year is likely to increase as the concessional contributions c...

The Tax Office is giving investors a chance to voluntarily declare all income from offshore activities, otherwise penalties can include up to 90 per cent of undeclared in...

The Tax Office has issued an alert about life insurance bonds issued from tax havens to Australian residents that are aimed at circumventing tax payable under foreign inv...

The financial services industry has been called upon to step up to its social obligations when dealing with trustees of self-managed superannuation funds....

Tax is second largest cost incurred by funds but is not given due regard by fund executives, according to consultant Gabriel Szondy....

Research commissioned by ASFA sends a strong warning to the Federal Government not to dip further into the superannuation pool, while also pointing to a lack of confidenc...