The Federal Treasurer announced today that the Government will not proceed with a number of proposed initiatives which had been announced by the former Labor Government as part of the 2013-14 Budget. Among the initiatives which...
A new form of financial advice licence will allow accountants to become licensed and able to provide a much broader range of financial advice than they have previously been able to. Licensees will be able to advise on self-mana...
Those in industry consider “security” issues all the time. Border security, cargo security, job security, personal security, asset security and security of that inappropriate and potentially incriminating video recording mad...
It is just over one month since the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) commenced operation. Here, we share our experiences so far. PPSA in a nutshell The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) affects all b...
In the recent case of Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Milanex Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2011] NSWCA 367, the New South Wales Court of Appeal rejected a mortgage broker’s claim that a lender’s knowledge of discrepancies in a pr...