Andrew Andreyev chats with Tax Talks about asset protection trusts
An asset protection trust (aka equity split) does not give you 100% protection but it helps. In another episode, we already touched on asset protection trusts as the fifth layer of asset protection. In this episode, Andrew Andreyev drills deeper into this. You can listen to our insights here or below. You can read more […]
Solution Brief: Buying Property
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Solution Brief: Land subdivisions
Dividing a parcel of land into two or more separate titles can be great way to improve the overall value of your investment. Set out below are the key steps in this process. Contact your Council and prepare a ‘Plan’ First you will need to get a copy of your Council’s planning guidelines and requirements. […]
Solution Brief: Property Investment Structures
Budget Update Notice: The 2026/27 Federal Budget contains proposals that may affect the information in this article. As at the date of this notice, these are proposed measures and have not yet passed into law. We are reviewing and updating our content as the legislative process progresses. If you are making a decision based on […]
Solution Brief: ‘Terms of Supply’ and the PPSA regime
Do you provide credit to your customers? If so, you need to understand the full implications of the Personal Property Securities Act. If you do not, you risk losing title to your goods. Hopefully you have written ‘Terms of Supply’ with your customers. Hopefully you also have a well drafted ‘retention of title’ clause in […]
Solution Brief: ‘Hybrid Securities’
‘Hybrid securities’ are a broad group of securities that combine elements of both ‘debt’ and ‘equity’. They provide both businesses and investors with the ability to more accurately satisfy their funding and investment needs Hybrid securities have the characteristics of both “debt” and “equity”. They allow the creation of financial instruments offering investors varying degrees […]
Solution Brief: Raising Money in Australia
People seek to raise capital in a number of different contexts. In its simplest form, people ‘pool’ their capital with others to carry out a particular venture (for example, to buy a property or start a business). More sophisticated structures may involve setting up a unit trust to hold an asset or raising money into […]
Solution Brief: Tenancy-in-common property ownership disputes
Tenancy-in-common ownership gives each co-owner title to and control over a fixed interest in real property. This makes it a flexible and autonomous way to own property. But what happens when the co-owners don’t agree? We discuss some options below: Option 1: Enter into a Co-ownership Agreement The co-owners may also wish to consider entering […]
Solution Brief: Corporate Governance – Members, Boards & Managers
This Solution Brief outlines the respective roles and responsibilities of members (or owners), the Board of directors and managers. Members (owners) The people who own the ‘equity’ in a company are commonly referred to as shareholders or members. The members of a company exercise ultimate control of the company through their right to appoint and […]
Solution Brief: Constitutions
When people go into business together, it is common for them to enter into a Shareholders’ Agreements to govern how they will own and administer their company. Our preference is to use a company’s Constitution as the primary instrument to regulate the affairs of a company. Our reasons for this include: Simplicity A Constitution provides […]