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13 December 2020

Retirement costs rising despite COVID impacts

  The cost of a comfortable retirement in Australia has gone up over the September quarter despite COVID-induced lifestyle changes, new research has revealed.  
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10 December 2020

ATO flags key deadlines for early release of super

  With the end of the year drawing closer, the ATO has outlined some of the cut-off dates and deadlines applying for members wanting to apply for the early release of their super.  
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7 December 2020

2020 is coming to an end. Phew!!

  Some fireworks and a great Advent Calendar to help you celebrate. On behalf of all our staff we wish our clients and their families a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a great holiday period.  
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30 November 2020

Monitoring super performance critical in light of new measures

While the government has announced plans to increase governance over the performance of super funds, super members will still need to actively monitor the performance of their fund to avoid being stapled to an underperforming one, says a mid-tier firm.
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27 November 2020

Majority of retirees expected to fall short on retirement savings

  Recent research has revealed that more than half of retirees are projected to fall short of their desired retirement income level by more than 10 per cent, says Russell Investments.  
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24 November 2020

How your coming tax cut could pay off

  Over the coming weeks, around 12 million working Australians will start receiving extra cash in their pay packets as a result of changes to personal income tax brackets announced by the federal government.  
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21 November 2020

Related party purchases must be clean

  Trustees must ensure any purchase from a related party is not a proxy for a loan or financial assistance to avoid breaching their obligations.  
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18 November 2020

Most SMSFs are still poorly diversified

  Data only just released by the Australian Tax Office, detailing the asset allocations for all SMSFs in the quarter to the end of June, shows there was still a large investment weighting at that time towards cash and term deposits.  
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15 November 2020

Comprehensive list of COVID-19 initiatives and packages.

  The response by our Governments to the COVID-19 crisis has been a very good one.  Following is a comprehensive listing of links to important Federal and State initiatives and programs since the pandemic began.  
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12 November 2020

Capital preservation front of mind for SMSF returns

  SMSF investors will increasingly be attracted to investments offering capital preservation post-COVID, with volatile markets and lower dividends compromising their ability to meet investment objectives, according to an asset manager.  
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9 November 2020

What millennials are thinking about investing and retirement

Vanguard surveyed more than 850 millennials in the U.S. currently aged 24 to 39, who make at least US$50,000 per year, as part of a broader study on how people across different generations feel about retirement, investing, and financial advice during market volatility.
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29 October 2020

Budget 2020 – A very comprehensive break down.

  The following 35 links break the 2020 Federal Budget down into bite size bits.  
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