News

Real Estate instalment warrants to be financial products?!!

11/03/2010

The Financial Services Minister (also Mr Chris Bowen) has announced that certain borrowing arrangements made by super fund trustees permitted by the SIS Act are to be deemed to be a financial product.

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Stop Press Government to remove SuperGearing uncertainty

11/03/2010

The Superannuation Minister, Chris Bowen, has announced that the Government will amend the taxation law in relation to instalment warrant arrangements (including super gearing arrangements).

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Anti-detriment Payments

10/02/2010

The ATO has recently released an Interpretative Decisions in relation to Anti detriment payments.

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SMSF Investment Decision Tree Guide

10/02/2010

To achieve superannuation goals a disciplined approach to investment is required. However, for SMSF’s this approach must also ensure that any investment decisions satisfy the prudential investment requirements of the SIS Act. To assist Advisers and Trustees Michael Hallinan has produced a SMSF Investment Decision Tree which outlines the prudential investment requirements of the SIS Act in a manner which is easy to understand and apply when considering a particular investment decision.

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Henry Completed!

10/02/2010

The report of the long awaited and once-in-a-generation review of the Tax and Transfer system known as the Henry Review has been handed to the Government.

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