By Christian Pakpahan, Lawyer and Bryce Figot, Special Counsel, DBA Lawyers Broadly, a member’s interests in a superannuation fund are fully protected upon bankruptcy. This protection even extends to lump sums being paid to the bankrupt. A question that may arise is whether this would be true if the benefit being received by the bankrupt [read more]
By Christian Pakpahan, Lawyer and Daniel Butler , Director DBA Lawyers There are many myths held regarding what happens to an individual’s self managed superannuation fund (‘SMSF’) when they pass away. Relying on these myths may lead to several undesirable outcomes such as: the wrong people receiving the intended proportion of SMSF assets or superannuation; [read more]
By Christian Pakpahan, Lawyer and Bryce Figot, Special Counsel, DBA Lawyers In the Federal Budget released in May 2017, the government announced an additional $300,000 of superannuation contributions for those aged 65 or more and who sell their home. However, the initial announcement left a number of key questions unanswered. One key question is as [read more]
We are excited to announce that we have received the Highly Commended SMSF Document Provider Award at the 2017 SMSF Awards organised by leading industry resource, SMSF Adviser Magazine. The award shows that the SMSF industry has recognised and acknowledged the quality of our documents and the timeliness by which we provide them. DBA Lawyers [read more]
