Volume 9, Issue 2

Family Office Management
Peter Pontikis
PETER PONTIKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
Single family offices (SFOs) are designed to centralise the management of significant family fortunes in excess of $30-50 million, though overseas experience tends to suggest that for the office to be effective on its own, that figure should be a minimum ... Read more
Philanthropy
John McLeod
JOHN MCLEOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
This report attempts to estimate the outlook for philanthropy and volunteering in Australia during the unprecedented combination of a major economic downturn and a significant global health crisis. We have looked at the past reactions of individuals ... Read more
Taxation & Estate Planning
Sabil Chowdhury
SABIL CHOWDHURY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
An employee share scheme is often the single most important source of wealth generation for an executive over their working life. Employee share schemes come in different forms with different potential outcomes. It is critical for executives to maximise ... Read more
Letty Chen
LETTY CHEN , ROBYN JACOBSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Recently enacted legislation has extended the director penalty rules to include goods and services tax (GST), luxury car tax and wine equalisation tax. For tax quarters commencing from 1 April 2020, a company director becomes personally liable for these ... Read more