Archive for April, 2012

Over 6.5 million Australians own shares but many are unaware of their rights that are attached to being a shareholder. Most people assume that they hold a percentage of the company ownership, and that it is their right to be paid a dividend for their portion of ownership if the company makes a profit. But

A key question to consider when thinking about your Will is who you should appoint as executor. The choice is important, as it has ramifications for your beneficiaries and for the successful achievement of your wishes. Role and Responsibility The executor has the following important roles and responsibilities: overall management of the financial and practical

With economic costs from work-related illnesses and injuries estimated at $57.5 million, it is little wonder that the Commonwealth and each State and Territory government agreed to harmonise their work health and safety laws so that they were similar in each jurisdiction. Rather than pass one Commonwealth law that would be binding upon each State