BLB News
ATTENTION SUPER GEARERS
25/08/2009
An effective super gearing transaction requires the trustee of the super fund to provide all the funds necessary to purchase the asset.THE RULES FOR SETTLORS OF DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS
30/07/2009
Many of us have discretionary trusts and accountants continue to advise clients on the wisdom of structuring their affairs using a discretionary trust. In fact they are so ubiquitous that we sometimes forget some of the rules that apply to them or the reasons for those rules.GOOD NEWS STORIES - JULY 2009
30/07/2009
“Each time a man stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centres of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.†– Robert F. Kennedy Here are a few 'ripples of hope'.EVICTING RESIDENTIAL TENANTS JUST GOT HARDER
30/07/2009
On 19 June 2009 the NSW Parliament passed the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Mortgagee Repossessions) Act 2009. It introduced three new sections to the Residential Tenancies Act, offering new protection to tenants facing eviction.THE BOTTLE OF WINE
30/07/2009
Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern New South Wales when she saw an elderly Aboriginal woman walking on the side of the road.......