Law of investments / John McLaren, Melissa Simpson, Mary Toohey.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Thomson, c2008.

2nd ed.

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Investments -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Introduction to investments and the law

Common law framework for market participants

Regulation of the financial services industry: Corporations Act chapter 7

Conduct and disclosure in the investment advisory process

Investor protection and dispute resolution

Managed investment schemes

Investment in real property

The nature of investing in a company

Members' rights

Insider trading: using inside information

Funding company operations

Corporate governance

Takeovers

Corporate insolvency

Bankruptcy

Financial consequences of death and relationship breakdown

Superannuation

Social security benefits and the investor

Legislative and administrative framework

Taxation of investments

Goods and Services Tax and investments

Structure of investment activity

Taxation of participants in the investment industry

Foreign investment into and out of Australia.

This book brings together the legal principles and relevant law in relation to various types of investments, and explains and analyses the application of the taxation laws associated with those investments. This new edition has been extensively expanded by the addition of new chapters, and it has been updated to incorporate legislative changes and new case law since the publication of the previous edition.

Includes index.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

9780455224268

xxxviii, 536 p. : ill. ; 24 cm