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An unwelcome surprise from the ATO 27 Aug 2013 | 09:38 am
An unwelcome surprise from the ATO As most SMSF trustees begin the process of preparing their tax returns for the 2012-13 financial year the ATO has an unwelcome surprise in store for them. Commenci...
A super headache for Generation Next 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am
“Accumulated superannuation savings minus household debt equals zero.” That’s the succinct finding of a report that suggests too many Australians are spending their super before they need it. And the ...
US Housing Market Recovery 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 05:23 am
Who is driving the US Housing Market? The latest news from the US is the US real estate market is making a slow recovery. The figures are pretty positive, showing a year on year return on average 11.9...
To boost returns, just add tax 20 Aug 2013 | 03:26 am
It should come as no surprise that shares and property outperform cash and bonds in the long run. But even experienced investors may be surprised at the performance gap when tax is added to the mix.
The End of One Boom Drowns Out the Start of Another 20 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am
The Australian economy has been witness to a unique event over the last two decades. Since the time of Dutch tulips and gold rushes, booms have followed the same pattern of hope, growth, boom, hysteri...
Update – Multi Account Based Pension Strategies 9 Aug 2013 | 06:53 am
Multi Account Based Pension Strategies: Amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 2013 were quietly tabled in the Senate on the 17th of June, a number of which will provide additional flexibility to...
Minimum pension payments for 2013-14 1 Aug 2013 | 05:20 am
From 1 July 2013 the minimum account-based pension draw downs have returned to normal.
SMSF Trustees: Important Amendments to the SIS Act 1 Aug 2013 | 05:14 am
The government announced amendments to the SIS Act and SIS Regulations in 2012 that were subsequently passed into law in September 2012.
Investment Portfolios – June 30 Jul 2013 | 11:16 am
In what was a difficult month for the Australian equities market, high yielding sectors once again came to the fore for their perceived, defensive qualities. Telecommunications and Financials were amo...
Sornem Macro Overview – June 30 Jul 2013 | 11:10 am
News headlines this month were dominated by the US Federal Reserve’s Chairman, Ben Bernanke. With President Obama revealing Bernanke’s helm at the Fed would end when his term expires next January, the...
