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Many observers are predicting that the changes to the legal and professional services industries over the next 3 years will be unprecedented. A 'perfect storm' across issues such as digital disruption, de-leveraging and new entrants mean that the only certainty in ongoing change. The key question for every professional is – what do we do? As part of View's 'Foundations for the Future' series, this…
The mantra that death and taxes are the only certainties in life arguably remains true; with the qualification that at least on death there are not ongoing changes ... unlike the tax regime ; the 2026 Budget the latest piece of supporting evidence. The capital gains tax ( CGT ) rules for deceased estates are a foundational area for all advisers in the holistic estate planning space. This webinar…
Many specialist advisers have business plans that consist of one word - 'trusts'. A significant reason for this is the myriad of seemingly never-ending problems with trust deeds. In the lead up to another 30 June, this 10 th Anniversary edition of our 'Trust Horror Stories' webinar series we will explore the most instructive trust 'horror' stories that View has helped resolve over the last 10…
Whenever a trust owns assets intended to be addressed as part of an estate plan the loan accounts and unpaid present entitlements are critical aspects to be considered. The issues in this regard are almost always magnified when any form of asset revaluation is undertaken, particularly when the second order consequences of the wider estate plan are ignored. This practically focused webinar will…
Holistic Estate planning is widely considered as being 'so hot right now' for many advisers. Business succession planning, as part of holistic estate planning, is arguably becoming the 'go to' value add for many advisers. This session will explore the key ways financial advisers, accountants, risk advisers and other lawyers can leverage View's facilitated business succession planning platform to…
The pace of evolution of all aspects of estate planning has continued to intensify over the last 12 months. This webinar will use case studies to explore all key recent developments including: · the key estate planning related court decisions over the last 12 months · taxation and stamp duty changes impacting on estate planning · the impact of key legislation changes · latest examples of the…
At least once a week throughout the course of 2025, Matthew Burgess has shared insights in relation to business model iterations, the future of the professions, time billing and many other insights and observations. In this special event, Matthew reviews the highs and lows from 2025 in what will be a fast paced, thought-provoking and at times likely controversial one hour webinar . Best of all,…
For every SMSF member, regardless of whether they choose to use a binding death benefit nomination, the overriding objective of a holistic estate plan must be securing of the succession of control of the fund and in turn member benefits. This interactive webinar will explore a range of strategies advisers can assist SMSF members with including: Key strategies to leverage at the time of…
On a year on year basis, with discretionary trusts, there is arguably no more important issue than how distribution resolutions are crafted. Best practice dictates that investment be made in the approaches to be adopted well before the end of any financial year . True to this mantra, this case study focused webinar will explore a range of key themes relevant to all trust advisers, including:…
Ongoing changes to Australia's tax and regulatory framework have had an enormous impact on virtually all estate planning strategies. Arguably the key risk however for customers and advisers alike is failing to manage the fundamental issues in relation to the structure and taxation of testamentary trusts. This session will use liberal story sharing to provide advisers with critical insights into…
Many observers are predicting that the impending changes to the professional services industries will be unprecedented. A 'perfect storm' across issues such as digital disruption, de-leveraging and new entrants mean that the only certainty will be change. The key question for every professional is – what do we do? The perennial questions for many are centred around how to charge for the services…
This webinar explores one of the most problematic issues faced by any trustee and their adviser – a lost trust deed. Without a fully executed, 'wet ink' trust deed there can be disastrous tax, stamp duty and administration issues that arise. This session will provide practical recommendations for addressing all key issues that arise with lost deeds, including: 1. Where to look, who to contact and…
View's April 2025 webinar (Asset protection planning; without paying tax and duty – what's the latest) was one of the most popular in recent history. Many specialist advisers posed many thoughtful questions focused on the Gift & Loan Back strategy, that timing did not allow for exploring. Those questions – and many others – will now be answered in a special bonus webinar. While attendance at the…
Many specialist advisers have business plans that consist of one word - 'trusts'. A significant reason for this is the myriad of seemingly never ending problems with trust deeds. In the lead up to another 30 June, this webinar will explore numerous trust 'horror' stories that View has helped resolve – all shared with the aim of helping avoid similar problems arising in the future. Every year since…
Asset protection strategies continue to be a key issue for advisers and their customers. Simplistically, asset protection can be as basic as moving assets out of the personal name of at risk individuals – an approach that can always deliver results; as long as tax and duty consequences are ignored. Traditionally gift and loan back arrangements have been the go-to strategy in all asset protection…
Holistic estate plan has been in recent times, a key part of the value proposition for many financial advisers, accountants and risk advisers. Why? Our view (no pun intended) is that adviser facilitated estate planning is one of the very few areas of the law where advisers and clients can work collaboratively and constructively with the specialist lawyer. View's web-based estate planning platform…
The pace of evolution of all aspects of estate planning has continued to intensify over the last 12 months. This webinar will leverage story telling to explore all key recent developments in holistic estate planning, including: key estate planning related court decisions taxation and stamp duty changes impacting on estate planning the impact of key legislation changes latest examples of the…
At least once a week throughout the course of 2024, Matthew Burgess has shared insights in relation to business model iterations, the future of the professions, time billing and many other insights and observations. In this special event, Matthew reviews the highs and lows from 2024 in what will be a fast paced, thought-provoking and at times likely controversial one hour webinar. Best of all, the…
As (infamously) confirmed by The Godfather, the success and the strength of a family, lies in its loyalty to each other. Historically a tool almost exclusively leveraged by high net wealth families, increasingly family constitutions are being used as an approach to help manage wealth across generations. There are however significant risks with family constitutions that all advisers in the holistic…
Perhaps because the risks are so material, fails in ultra high net wealth holistic estate plans continue to captivate advisers and the public alike. Behind the headlines however, the underlying legal and commercial principles are often extremely instructive for all advisers, regardless of the 'source' being estates valued multiple times more than may generally be the case. This webinar will…
Ongoing changes to Australia's tax and regulatory framework have had an enormous impact on virtually all business structures. Arguably the key risk however for customers and advisers alike is failing to manage the fundamental asset protection risks in business structuring. This session will use liberal story sharing to provide: a comprehensive overview of the latest strategies to mitigate asset…
Many observers are predicting that the impending changes to the professional services industries will be unprecedented. A 'perfect storm' across issues such as digital disruption, de-leveraging and new entrants mean that the only certainty will be change. The key question for every professional is – what do we do? The perennial questions for many are centred around how to charge for the services…
In many holistic estate planning exercises, superannuation is either the second largest - or largest - asset. As superannuation savings continue to accumulate the number of disputes in relation to death benefit payments also seems to be growing. Particularly in the SMSF space, it is critical for advisers to understand the interplay between the various superannuation rules on the payment of a death…
Many specialist advisers have business plans that consist of one word - 'trusts'. A significant reason for this is the myriad of seemingly never ending problems with trust deeds. In the lead up to another 30 June, this webinar will explore numerous trust 'horror' stories that View has helped resolve – all shared with the aim of helping avoid similar problems arising in the future. Every year since…
Families that do not endure relationship breakdowns, or at least significant differences in opinions, are essentially unicorns in the modern world. To ensure advisers are off-risk – and adding value – holistic estate planning strategies to manage the 'outlaws' are essentially compulsory. This event will explore a range of key approaches and recent developments including: Structuring new trusts to…
Holistic estate planning arguably has been, and remains, the definition of 'so hot right now'. A key part of the story of strategic advisers, particularly as the entire baby boomer generation cohort enters the last phase of their life span, is probate and estate administration. This session will explore how financial advisers, accountants, risk advisers and other lawyers can leverage View's estate…
The pace of evolution of all aspects of estate planning has continued to intensify over the last 12 months. This webinar will leverage story telling to explore all key recent developments in holistic estate planning, including: key estate planning related court decisions taxation and stamp duty changes impacting on estate planning the impact of key legislation changes latest examples of the…
At least once a week throughout the course of 2023, Matthew Burgess has shared insights in relation to business model iterations, the future of the professions, time billing and many other insights and observations. In this special event, Matthew reviews the highs and lows from 2023 in what will be a fast paced, thought-provoking and at times likely controversial one hour webinar. Best of all, the…
At last count there were over 2,150 separate speaking and presentation skills that Matthew Burgess of View has studied and leveraged. This webinar will provide a modern day version of the Pareto Principle (aka the 80-20 rule, that is 80% of a result comes from 20% of the input). The modern day iteration being that it is in many situations more like a 99-1 rule; not 80-20. That is 99% of a result…
In 2023, perhaps more than any other year recently, the appropriateness of various trust structures is in sharp focus. With the only certainty seemingly change, the concept of 'designer trusts' is arguably on trend for many specialist advisers. In particular, throughout the life cycle of a trust, there are a range of situations that may mean a fundamental re-engineering of the trust structure is…
The pace of evolution of all aspects of superannuation related estate planning has continued to intensify over the last 12 months. This webinar provides an insight into a range of issues to help advisers avoid the combination of estate planning and superannuation leading to a disaster, including: Recent cases regarding death benefit nominations, including key issues for all advisers to be aware of…
Many observers are predicting that the changes to the professional services industries over the next 3 years will be unprecedented. A 'perfect storm' across issues such as digital disruption, de-leveraging and new entrants mean that the only certainty will be change. The key question for every professional is – what do we do? This case study based webinar will provide practical and actionable…
The Tax Office and Courts alike are increasingly focused on trustees who inadvertently breach the terms of a trust deed. Invariably the any adviser assisting the trust will be implicated in any alleged breach. This case study based webinar will explain the key issues all advisers must be aware of with trust deeds, including: Definitions of income and capital Understanding the key beneficiary…
Many specialist advisers have business plans that consist of one word - 'trusts'. A significant reason for this is the myriad of seemingly never ending problems with trust deeds. In the lead up to another 30 June, this webinar will explore numerous trust 'horror' stories that View has helped resolve – all shared with the aim of helping avoid similar problems arising in the future. Every year since…
At least statistically, blended families are an issue in at least every second estate plan. And, at least in theory, there are no particularly unique issues from an estate planning perspective that need to be considered in a blended family situation, as compared to any other estate planning exercise. In saying this however, there are a number of strategies that have been developed that arguably…
Business succession planning, as part of holistic estate planning, is arguably the 'go to' value add for many advisers. This session will explore the key ways financial advisers, accountants, risk advisers and other lawyers can leverage View's facilitated business succession planning platform to monetise their offering; while managing risk. This session will explore the latest iterations available…
The pace of evolution of all aspects of estate planning has continued to intensify over the last 12 months. This webinar will use case studies to explore all key recent developments including: the key estate planning related court decisions over the last 12 months taxation and stamp duty changes impacting on estate planning the impact of key legislation changes latest examples of the attitude of…
At least once a week throughout the course of 2022, Matthew Burgess has shared insights in relation to business model iterations, the future of the professions, time billing and many other insights and observations. In this special event, Matthew reviews the highs and lows from 2022 in what will be a fast paced, thought-provoking and at times likely controversial one hour webinar. Best of all, the…
The Trashing the Timesheet debate v Fixed Pricing continues to rage for many. The evidence suggests however these subscription platforms are where it is at for the winning professional service firms. In this webinar we will explore what it is like to be part of a 'members only' law firm, including exploring: Some background on the journey from time recording, to fixed pricing to value pricing how…
Post death estate planning strategies are a key area for any adviser in the estate planning space. The combination of strict rules around managing the assets of a deceased, together with both tax planning and asset protection issues, means that while there are planning opportunities, care must be taken. This webinar will explore numerous key issues advisers should be aware of, including:…
In many estate planning exercises, superannuation is either the second largest - or largest - asset. As superannuation savings continue to accumulate the number of disputes in the self managed superannuation fund space is also increasing. It is critical for advisers to understand the key rules. This webinar will explore numerous superannuation 'war' stories – all shared with the aim of helping…
Many observers are predicting that the changes to the professional services industries over the next 3 years will be unprecedented. A 'perfect storm' across issues such as digital disruption, de-leveraging and new entrants mean that the only certainty will be change. The key question for every professional is – what do we do? Based on View's journey, unbundling a range of the most helpful hacks we…
In agribusiness, family trusts are arguably the single most used structure. As with all agribusiness structures managing trust arrangements both in day to day operations and succession planning is critical. This webinar explores all the key issues in this space, including: Control of family trusts in agribusiness situations and succession of control on various exit events. Restructuring family…
Many specialist advisers have business plans that consist of one word - 'trusts'. A significant reason for this is the myriad of seemingly never-ending problems with trust deeds. In the lead up to another 30 June, this webinar will explore numerous trust 'horror' stories that View has helped resolve – all shared with the aim of helping avoid similar problems arising in the future. Every year since…
At least statistically, blended families are an issue in at least every second estate plan. And, at least in theory, there are no particularly unique issues from an estate planning perspective that need to be considered in a blended family situation, as compared to any other estate planning exercise. In saying this however, there are a number of strategies that have been developed that arguably…
Estate planning is widely considered the 'go to' value add for many advisers. This session will explore the key ways financial advisers, accountants, risk advisers and other lawyers can leverage View's facilitated estate planning platform to monetise their offering; while managing risk. This session will explore the latest iterations available for advisers wanting to facilitate or project manage…
The pace of evolution of all aspects of estate planning has continued to intensify over the last 12 months. This webinar will use case studies to explore all key recent developments including: the key estate planning related court decisions over the last 12 months taxation and stamp duty changes impacting on estate planning the impact of key legislation changes latest examples of the attitude of…
In this podcast, the View Legal team explore the following topic 'The Year in ReView' which was held on 18 November 2021. At least once a week throughout the course of 2021, Matthew Burgess has shared insights in relation to business model iterations, the future of the professions, time billing and many other insights and observations. In this special event, Matthew reviews the highs and lows from…
In this podcast, the View Legal team explore the following topic 'Project management: One View' which was held on 21 October 2021. In many business succession arrangements Regardless of whether you chose to abandon timesheets (no prizes for View's view on that), outstanding project management is arguably the single most important issue for professional service providers heading into 2022. Since…
In this podcast, the View Legal team explore the following topic 'Business succession (with insurance): Easy as 1, 2, 3' which was held on 14 September 2021. In many business succession arrangements arguably the most strategic question to ask is what type of approach should be implemented. Similar to many estate plans, with the aid of hindsight, the answer implemented is often one that was not in…
