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ASIC Fee Increases Announced for Select Cleardocs Products

Astrid Gauthier — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:33:47 GMT

From 1 July 2025, the ASIC fee associated with some Cleardocs services will increase based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Cleardocs partners with Life Insurance Direct !

Russel Cain — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:11:33 GMT

Life Insurance Direct has partnered with Cleardocs to streamline and enhance the process of obtaining life insurance coverage. This collaboration combines Life Insurance Direct's expertise in providing insurance solutions with Cleardocs' innovative document creation platform.

By working together, we aim to simplify the administrative aspects of securing life insurance, making it more accessible and efficient for individuals and businesses. This partnership ensures that clients receive insurance solutions with the added convenience of seamless documentation, ultimately offering peace of mind and financial security.

5 Costly Consequences of Not Trademarking Your Brand

Binh Rey | General Manager, Applied Marks | Registered Trademark Attorney — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:57:56 GMT

Why Registering a Trademark is a Smart Investment for Your Business

Protect your brand - or pay the price later. Trademarks can seem like an unnecessary expense, particularly for small businesses and start-ups. But skipping this crucial step could cost you far more in the long run. Let's break down what Trademarks are, why they matter, and the risks of not registering them.

Are you looking at expanding your business? Here are five key considerations ACE focuses on before entering a new market

ACE Team — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 01:24:41 GMT

Expanding your business internationally opens up exciting growth opportunities, but it also brings unique challenges that require careful planning and strategy. To ensure a smooth and successful entry into new markets, it's essential to understand the key factors involved. At ACE, international expansion services firm, we’ve outlined some key considerations we take into account when expanding into new markets

How Wireless 1 Trade Mark Registration Helped Avoid a Business Crisis - Case Study

Binh Rey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:43:31 GMT

In 2005, Tuong and David embarked on a business venture, launching WIRELESS 1, a company specialising in computing and networking products. Registering their company name with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, they believed they had secured all necessary protections to use and promote their brand.

However, as their business expanded from a single physical store to a robust online presence, the absence of a registered trademark left them vulnerable

Cleardocs named Best Trust Deed Supplier

Thomson Reuters — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 03:18:07 GMT

Cleardocs has taken out the Adviser Choice award for 'Best Trust Deed Supplier' at the 10th anniversary CoreData Self-Managed Super Fund Service Provider Awards.

Cleardocs Wins Top Supplier Crown

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:20:00 GMT

Cleardocs takes out the Advisor Choice award for 'best trust deed supplier' at the recent CoreData SMSF Service Provider Awards, attributing the win to unmatched document quality and great local customer support.

How do the COVID-19 Super Stimulus Measures affect you? Q&A

Thu, 28 May 2020 23:46:00 GMT

We recently held a webinar with guest presenter Tony Negline, Superannuation Leader at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

If you missed out, simply register to view on-demand.

Tony Negline will guide you through the raft of changes including:

Early release of superannuation - hardship rules
JobKeeper payments and implications for your super
Super changes for pensioners
Extensive SMSF issues
And more, including practical tips and traps

In the webinar, Tony was able to answer a range of questions that we have received but we weren't able to cover them all so you can read additional questions below that Tony has provided responses for.

Tax policy - what's still to come?

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:47:08 GMT

Black economy crackdown, cash payment limits, CGT and more. In this video, we give you a quick snapshot of government proposals in the works. Some have even caused a stir like the cash payment limits which Bob Katter called 'un-Australian'. Plus, foreign residents will want to keep an eye on the CGT main residence exemption proposal!

Tax, Federal election promises....done! What's next?

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:46:12 GMT

The government's April budget contained only two 2 significant tax measures. One was the generous changes to the instant asset write-off rules and the other, personal tax cut measures. Both now passed.

This video looks at what is happening in terms of government tax policy and the roughly 7 bills currently before parliament including those aimed at making multinationals pay their fair share, combating illegal phoenixing and superannuation amendments.