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Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... the ability to achieve balance." It's also critical for families to start conversations about enduring powers of attorney - but more importantly to document and be explicit about who will make the decisions; who is appointed executor; and what type ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... or dad should be cared for. Sakellaris said it's critical for families to start conversations about enduring powers of attorney - but more importantly to document and be explicit about who will make the decisions; who is appointed executor; and what ...

Frydenberg splashes $50m to pursue financial services crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... workload, including additional civil cases when ASIC ramps up its own activity. Frydenberg added the Government asked the Attorney-General's department (ADG) to consider whether corporate crime should be added to the Federal Court's jurisdiction. If ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... property crash. Of all the possible scenarios, the majority (40%) of respondents believe that the Labor Party coming into power is most likely. One-in-five readers were confident in the possibilities of a global trade war and a domestic residential property ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
If Labor comes to power, it will set up a dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney ...

New campaign combats elder financial abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... Service estimates 40% of elder abuse cases relate to financial exploitation. The campaign hopes to establish a standardised power of attorney order across state and territories, with an online register and a designated safe place to report suspected ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... civil and administrative tribunal last year and a decision was reached last week. Dubler drafted a will and an enduring Power of Attorney (POA) for a client between April and June 2015. The now-deceased client wanted to divide his $380,000 estate equally ...

ANZ issues last minute RC submission correction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... advisers. These include instances of forged customer signatures; customers being impersonated; fraudulent uses of Powers of Attorney; falsely witnessing documents; and the transfer of client funds into advisers' personal bank accounts. ANZ also admitted ...

Spotlight on financial elder abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... with no room for his mother. The arrangement was not in writing, no legal advice was obtained and there was no enduring power of attorney appointed. When legal advice is obtained, it can be considered an informed decision. However, Glomb highlighted ...

Crunch time for limited MDA advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... Harrison Private director Anne-Marie Tassoni explained advisers operating with an MDA are given a "significant amount of power and authority by clients" to buy and sell investments at any time without the their approval - as long as it's within the parameters ...