BLB News

Do your homework on an SMSF before becoming a co-trustee

27/08/2014

That old saying of 'fake it till you make it' does not apply to taking on the role of trustee of an SMSF. If you haven't done your homework you shouldn't risk faking it! The potential to get burned is greater than ever before, particularly for non-members who become a co-Trustee or additional director of a trustee for single-member SMSFs.

Bad things come in threes: multiple contracts cause significant headache for individual lenders

27/08/2014

The Supreme Court was recently asked to work out whether three loans were all part of the same contract or were separate contracts. The answers meant either securing or losing almost a million dollars.

Small companies and venture capital

27/08/2014

When the bank will only lend against real estate you don't have, but your SME still needs money to grow, can you raise venture capital?

Watch your language in your Will

27/08/2014

The sad consequences of not fully naming your intended beneficiaries under your will...

Life's Too Serious...

27/08/2014

Here are five new words for your lexicon. Use one every day.