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Marriage equality and the estate plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... will want to make sure estate planning documents are reviewed and updated where necessary, including wills, powers of attorney and superannuation nominations," Cassar said. In 2008, superannuation reforms regarding who constitutes a 'spouse' were legislated ...

ASIC advances towards telecommunication intercept powers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... to the Government by the end of September. Membership of the Taskforce includes senior members of Treasury, ASIC, the Attorney-General's Department and the office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, as well as representatives from industry ...

Elder financial abuse requires education

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... matters. People should only be able to make or renew a BDBN for a member if expressly authorised to do so under an enduring power of attorney and the same rule should apply for reversionary pensions. "The Association believes that the ongoing uncertainty ...

FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... abuse. Among the reforms is the proposed introduction of legislation that would see enduring guardians and powers of attorney that breach their obligations forced to compensate the person they represent. The commission believes this will serve to reimburse ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... advice, with Inwood saying that advisers should expect to start having more conversations with next of kin and powers of attorney in the near future. Earlier this year, Core Data completed research on behalf of the government into the cost of cognitive ...

ASIC bans another SMSF auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... auditing a fund of which he was a member and the director of its corporate trustee, and also auditing a fund over which he had power of attorney. The latest ban comes two days after ASIC announced the disqualification of New South Wales auditor Manoj ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... tools to navigate the more complex aspects of financial planning - the murkier waters of estate planning and powers of attorney. "I remember at the time, Lend Lease owned MLC," he recalls, "and they were looking to bring in people from different professions ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Changes to the rules governing power of attorney in Victoria, which came into force on 1 September, will impact the way SMSF advisers service their clients. The new Powers of Attorney Act 2014 consolidates the enduring power of attorney and enduring ...

Bad estate planning advice is getting clients in trouble

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Accountants and financial planners could be causing problems for clients by giving them incorrect legal advice in estate planning. Acorn Lawyers director Lindsay Stoddart revealed that "50% of the deeds I see coming from accountants and financial planners ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... umpire in issuing credit ratings, but the evidence we have uncovered tells a different story," said Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West, in a statement. "Our investigation revealed that, despite their representations to the contrary, S&P's concerns ...