by Autonomy First Lawyers | Apr 21, 2024 | Trusts and Estates
Why you may need to rethink … Are you a trustee, or the director of a company that acts as a trustee, of a discretionary trust? If you are, do you actually know what you are doing?! The Problem I’m the trustee of a discretionary trust, and that means I can do whatever...
by Michael Perkins | Apr 16, 2024 | Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
UK Tax to include all foreign income & gains from 6 April 2025 The UK Government has, in their Spring Budget, announced how they will change how they tax UK residents and non-residents. A person’s domicile will not be the driving basis of personal taxation. A new...
by Michael Perkins | Feb 20, 2024 | Aged care, Decision Making Ability, Legal, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, supported decision making, Trusts and Estates, Vulnerability
The consultation about the Aged Care Bill 2023 (the Bill) has been extended to 8 March 2024. For more information about this consultation see https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act/consultation. This Bill remains a work in progress with the funding...
by Michael Perkins | Dec 13, 2023 | Financial services, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
In his article, Is My Wealth Actually Diversified?, Liam Walker of Maqro Capital Pty focuses on hard decisions in managing investment portfolios for long term results – think of that as crafting choices about how to invest your financial or investment assets. Our...
by Michael Perkins | Dec 6, 2023 | Financial services, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
Grow together: the importance of collaborative working as a business model The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) was formed in April 2023, from a merger of the Financial Planning Association of Australia Limited (FPA) and the Association of Financial...
by Michael Perkins | Nov 12, 2023 | Elder abuse, Financial services, Opinion, Power of Attorney and Guardianship, Trusts and Estates, wealth management
It is time to have your say about achieving greater consistency in laws for financial enduring powers of attorney. The Federal Government has released a Consultation Paper focused on addressing financial elder abuse and achieving greater consistency in laws for...
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