Groundhog day?

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The Australian market retreated 15% in mid-2010 and 20% in mid-2011, predominantly on European issues. So far the Australian market is down 9% in May. Is this a case of... Read more continue reading

How much can I contribute?

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There are two types of contributions that can be made to superannuation. These are known as Concessional (pre-tax) contributions and Non-Concessional (post-tax) contributions. There are contribution caps that determine the... Read more continue reading

ATO prosecutes 1,500 for tax & superannuation offences

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The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) prosecution of more than 1,500 people for tax and superannuation offences sends a clear warning to tax cheats that they can expect to be caught.... Read more continue reading

Urbanisation – the move of the century

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Definition: To make a rural area more industrialized and urban, or to increase the migration from rural areas to cities. This concept of urbanisation is certainly nothing new to most... Read more continue reading

Automatic consolidation of low-balance accounts

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 From January 2014, the ATO will help super funds to auto-consolidate accounts with low balances by providing details of these accounts to members’ active funds. The information will be provided... Read more continue reading

Australian equity market preparing for lift off

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Lonsec’s Head of Equity Research, Bill Keenan, believes the Australian equity market is ready to rebound. “Lonsec has had a target of 5,000 for the All Ordinaries Index by the... Read more continue reading

The colour of money

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Banks have used a complex series of loans to create billions of dollars of new liquidity but have also made the financial system more unstable. Hypothetical collateral – that was... Read more continue reading

Stocks most likely to benefit from RBA rate cut

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The diversified financials, building materials, retail and media sectors of the Australian sharemarket are most likely to get a lift from the decision by the Reserve Bank board to cut... Read more continue reading

SISFA questions wealth tax: “surcharge reincarnated”

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The Small Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) has questioned the intentions of the Government in imposing a wealth tax on high income earners making superannuation contributions.  “If this goes ahead,... Read more continue reading

Multiport Investment Patterns Survey March 2012

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To get a closer insight into where SMSF trustees invest, Multiport undertakes an analysis of our SMSF’s investments each quarter to look at the up to date asset allocation and... Read more continue reading