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Victorian capital raising | Risk of landholder duty and the Oliver Hume case

05/09/2023

The VCAT decision in Oliver Hume Property Funds v Commissioner of State Revenue held that units issued to investors under a capital raise via an Information Memorandum (IM) to fund the acquisition of a property in Victoria are to be aggregated as associated transactions for the purpose of the landholder duty rules.   This means that […]

Managed Investment Scheme consultation underway 

25/08/2023

Th regulatory framework for Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) are currently under review. The consultation paper seeks feedback on the existing regulation. The central objective of this review is to evaluate the adequacy and relevance of the existing regulatory structure, pinpoint regulatory gaps, and explore improvements to mitigate unwarranted financial risk exposure for investors. The review […]

Financial Reporting Webinar Series

19/05/2023

Our 2023 Financial Reporting webinar series will run across two interactive sessions presented by accounting experts. This year, the series will be delivered online with a focus on topics of particular relevance and importance to our clients in 2023, and also provide you with a general update on what’s new in financial reporting. Series details […]

Federal Budget overview 2023/24 - May

09/05/2023

Last night, the Federal Budget for FY23/24 was handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. The Federal Government delivered a cost of living plan, promising it will not increase inflation. The budget included key measures for energy & resources, SMEs and healthcare with hospitality, tourism and property missing out. Did you miss out on our Federal […]

Senator Bragg proposes Digital Assets Bill to parliament

06/04/2023

Citing a lag in action from the current Federal Government, Senator Andrew Bragg introduced a Private Senator’s Bill to Parliament on 29 March 2023 to progress Australia as a leading jurisdiction for crypto asset regulation. The Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Act 2023 follows Senator Bragg’s earlier draft, proposed in September 2022. It proposes a licensing […]

Digital Transformation Embrace the ride

05/10/2022

Global adoption of digital technologies has affected every industry, employee, customer, workplace, product and service. On 18 October 2022, SW’s Danny Armstrong sat down with CEOs Ruslan Kogan, Founder and CEO Kogan.com (ASX:KGN), Guy Carvalho, Co-Founder & CEO IBoA a member of Novatti Group (ASX:NOV) and Kurt Hansen, CEO Tesserent (ASX:TNT) to explore what digital […]

Emerging Property Fund Managers series 2022

17/08/2022

Developing tomorrow’s leaders today For the sixth year, we deliver an interactive 5-part seminar series to aspiring and emerging leaders in the Property Fund Management sector, with direct access to leading industry experts and their experience, strategic industry insights and pitfalls, and key issues ranging from structuring, debt and equity through to legal and compliance. […]

SW talks Australian stablecoins with Novatti

08/08/2022

The volume of digital payments, and ownership and trading in cryptocurrency, stablecoins and other digital assets, has grown exponentially in Australia over the last few years with extreme highs in cryptocurrency values, price crashes and high profile failures as this relatively new sector develops. Increased usage has led to a raft of new products and […]

Michael Qin, Partner

30/06/2022

With over 14 years’ experience, Michael has significant expertise in cross border transactions between Australia and China, guiding overseas investors through complex business, accounting and tax matters by providing professional and practical solutions. He assists clients with property investment and migration issues across international markets including Hong Kong, China and Macau and provides audit, accounting […]

Richard Gregson, Partner

30/06/2022

Richard is a director in our Audit and Advisory practice. Richard has over 30 years of professional and commercial experience. Prior to joining SW, Richard spent much of his career with PwC working in Australia and abroad. While abroad, Richard was a senior partner in the PWC Moscow office where he led the Financial Services […]