DBA Network is proud to present its latest offering: The DBA Network SMSF Podcast. DBA Network will be releasing a podcast each month where at least one key issue facing the SMSF industry will be discussed. This includes things such as: Legislative and regulatory developments Latest SMSF cases Analysing SMSF strategies Solving the mystery of [read more]
By Christian Pakpahan, LawyerandDaniel Butler, Director,DBA Lawyers The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (‘FASEA’) has finalised the acceptable pathways that advisers can take to meet FASEA’s education standards. We outline below how existing and prospective advisers can meet FASEA’s education standards under the Australian financial services licence (‘AFSL’) regime. Each adviser should consider their [read more]
This article covers the CPD obligations on licensed advisers and licensees that are covered by the Australian financial services licence (‘AFSL’) regime. [read more]
The ATO is a large bureaucracy and produces a lot of guidance material. Generally the ATO feels bound by its published material from an administrative viewpoint. However, only certain publications bind the ATO. Thus it is important that advisers and taxpayers understand the range of material (or products) published by the ATO and the level [read more]
By William Fettes,Senior Associate,([email protected]), DBA Lawyers The website for DBA Lawyers’ Annual Update Service has been updated with a number of improvements for subscribers, including a fully integrated user experience for those clients who are registered with DBA Online— our online ordering platform. This article sets out the numerous benefits and features of the service [read more]
Joseph Cheung ([email protected]), Lawyer and Daniel Butler ([email protected]), Director, DBA Lawyers This article highlights the value of ordering unit trust documents from a law firm with the relevant expertise such as DBA Lawyers. DBA Lawyers has always focused on providing quality documents and solutions instead of competing with other document suppliers on pricing (especially non-qualified [read more]
Congratulations to Bryce Figot, Special Counsel of DBA Lawyers, for his selection by his peers for inclusion in the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia. For the full list, see https://www.bestlawyers.com/current-edition/Australia [read more]
The recent case of Burgess v Burgess [2018] WASC 279 (‘Burgess’) continues a line of cases that consider the conflict that arises where a person acts as executor of a deceased estate while also receiving superannuation death benefits in their personal capacity. [read more]
The decision in Re Marsella [2019] VSC 65 highlights the importance of trustees of SMSFs exercising their discretion to pay death benefits in good faith, with real and genuine consideration and in accordance with the purpose for which their power was conferred. [read more]
Daniel Butler, Director ([email protected]) and Shaun Backhaus, Lawyer ([email protected]) The next Federal election, according to our current Prime Minister Mr Scott Morrison, will be held in May 2019 and, if the Labor Government is elected, significant change is likely. Thus, a brief ‘stock take’ of what the superannuation landscape will look like under a Labor Government [read more]
