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Government mulls reforms to tax residency rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... potential to weaken the integrity of the income tax system. "These tests are complex to apply, require an understanding of common law and often require an individual to seek third-party tax advice. Further, given this uncertainty, the board understands ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
IMF Bentham will potentially fund a class action against Facebook, having already invested in a complaint against the social media giant in response to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal. IMF Bentham is funding a new representative complaint ...

Sydney asset manager hires director

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... is stepping down to focus on activities in the Evans Dixon Group. His board seat will be taken by Michael Adams who brings law expertise to the board. Adams is a director with Sydney-based financial services law firm Barnett Law. He has worked for high-net-worth ...

Specialist investment manager appoints former AMP senior leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... Brookfield. Qualified as a solicitor in both the UK and New South Wales, Kovarik is also a former senior associate of Allens law firm where she specialised in matters relating to listed and unlisted real estate investment trusts. Welcoming Kovarik, Centuria ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... written response, Let's Insure said it disputes the allegations it didn't act properly and in accordance with the law when it sold the policy. "However, as an act of goodwill, we will refund all premiums paid on the above policies, currently ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... financial service companies are locking down their risk practices and demanding more specialist staff in risk and corporate law. An in-house corporate lawyer in Sydney for example, with 10 years' experience in financial services could see wage growth ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... financial service companies are locking down their risk practices and demanding more specialist staff in risk and corporate law. An in-house corporate lawyer in Sydney for example, with 10 years' experience in financial services could see wage growth ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... inflation return to target is expected, although this progress is likely to be gradual." To paraphrase "Newton's First Law of Motion", interest rates at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it - that outside force could be up ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... undergraduate or postgraduate degree that includes at least six subjects in accounting, finance, financial planning, economics, law or tax. The AFA also believes mathematics, actuarial studies and psychology degrees should be included as related fields. ...

Centrepoint bumps up advice litigation provision

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... obtain financial assistance by withdrawing funds from their self-managed superannuation fund when it wasn't permitted by law or the SMSF's trust deed.