Superannuation - February 8th UPDATED: Top Performing Super Funds On Canstar’s Database Superannuation can play an extremely important role in securing a financially stable future. And with reports from the Productivity Commission and Kenneth Hayne's banking royal commission - both released in early 2019 - shining a …
Superannuation - February 6th Is Superannuation Included in Taxable Income? In short - no, superannuation is not included as part of your taxable income according to the ATO. However, super contributions themselves are taxed. So what income does the ATO say you need to pay …
Home Loans - February 5th The Banking Royal Commission’s Recommendations in a Nutshell It followed 68 days of public hearings, 134 witnesses and more than 10,000 public submissions. Here's a whistle-stop guide to some of the key recommendations contained in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s final report which became public on Monday 4 February 2019. Mortgage …
Canstar News - February 4th Judgement Day: The sweeping changes the banking royal commission has proposed Co-author Ellie McLachlan After a year-long investigation that included seven public hearings, the financial services royal commission has released its final report today with 76 recommendations. About 19 of the recommendations suggest potential criminal breaches across 24 …
Canstar News - February 4th Opinion: What to expect from the banking royal commission’s final report The commission's year-long investigation and seven public hearings sought to understand what systemic, structural and cultural features have contributed, and grilled bank chief executives to unearth these underlying currents. Naturally the report, due for public release …
Superannuation - January 29th A Guide to Superannuation Income Streams According to Colonial First State research, in 2016 more than 83% of retirement benefits were taken as an income stream. The research predicts that this will rise to over 95% by 2025. Given their increasing …
Canstar News - January 25th A dish served cold: Lessons learnt from the employee agreement termination at Justin Hemmes’ Merivale empire For an expert breakdown of the Merivale case, how the ruling may affect the industry, and tips for employees on checking their payslips and super contributions, we talked to Patrick Turner, an employment and industrial …
Home Loans - January 23rd How one 20-something finance insider bought an investment property in Sydney (and her tips for would-be investors) Yet the sentiment remains and is shared by many - a recent survey by ME Bank showed 77% of first home buyers were worried about housing being too expensive and that it was ‘increasingly out …
Self Managed Super Funds - January 22nd We’ve Broken Down The Key Findings From The Productivity Commission’s Super Report What were the Productivity Commission’s key findings? Unneeded super accounts are costing members billions The report found that a third of super accounts, about 10 million, are unneeded as members already have a primary super fund. According …
Self Managed Super Funds - January 17th Can I Get Bonus Super on Bonus Payments? If you received a small, one-off end of year bonus, any super that might have also come as part of the bonus potentially won’t have a massive impact on your super balance. However, for people …
