Election result sends message to politicians – keep your hands off super

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The election result has sent a clear message to all political parties – keep changing superannuation policy at your electoral peril, says Olivia Long, CEO of SMSF administrators Xpress Super... Read more continue reading

John Wiseman predicts SAFs to become a serious consideration for planners and investors post July 2016

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Industry consultant John Wiseman firmly believes that in the SMSF sector, little understood superannuation solution small APRA Funds (SAFs) will be considered far more favourably and seriously by planners and... Read more continue reading

Home equity release crucial to fund retirees with insufficient superannuation balances

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Financial concerns are escalating amongst pre and current retirees as the reality of underfunded superannuation balances and inadequate savings is becoming a reality for far too many mature age Australians... Read more continue reading

Demand by retired Australians will challenge the financial advice landscape

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Demand from retired Australians will profoundly change the future of financial advice with planners challenged to provide solutions that capitalise and more effectively utilise the dormant wealth and value locked... Read more continue reading

Advisers and investors coming to grips with the new super world of uncertainty

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The 2016 Budget and whatever the outcome of July’s 2016 Federal Election inevitably points to a major redesign of super concessions aimed at lessening their attraction to higher income and... Read more continue reading

Budget puts paid to tax friendly super strategies for the wealthy

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“The 2016 Federal Budget made it clear that the Government’s changes, if passed into legislation, will force wealthier investors to consider alternative investments to complement their super when it comes... Read more continue reading

And now the good news about super changes…

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There were some significant positives for superannuation in the 2016 Budget that have been overlooked in media coverage, says Braith Morrow, superannuation specialist and Advice Standards Manager at Findex. Morrow... Read more continue reading

Budget superannuation bright spot to help Aussie retirees retain homes and avoid downsizing

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Homesafe Solutions MD and Founder Mr Peter Szabo welcomes the announcement in this month’s Federal Budget of the removal of the current restrictions on people aged 65 to 74 from... Read more continue reading

Don’t panic: tax effective retirement income still an option

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While the changes to superannuation in last week’s Federal Budget caught many by surprise, there are well-established options to help people achieve a tax effective retirement income, says Matt Walsh,... Read more continue reading

Budget changes make superannuation less attractive; boosts role of family trusts

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The changes to superannuation announced in the Federal Budget make superannuation less attractive and are likely to result in family trusts increasingly becoming part of investors’ arsenal, says Michael Hutton,... Read more continue reading