Canstar News - November 1st Your new ‘mega ombudsman’: the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) From 1 November 2018, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has been ready to receive complaints from consumers and small businesses. In its first year alone, the organisation is expecting to receive 55,000 complaints. So, what is …
Self Managed Super Funds - October 19th Fun & Fulfilling Things To Do With Your Time Once You’ve Retired Reaching retirement age is an exciting time, yet the adjustment can also come with its challenges. Some retirees miss the structure their working life offered, and make it a priority to establish a new routine …
Canstar News - October 12th Max Brenner experience proving less indulgent for employees Written by Rachel Hunter, Relationship Manager at Quill Administrators McGrathNicol Partners were appointed on 28 September by the company’s directors, reportedly due to rising costs and tighter retail trade. However, some of the 600 employees, including supervisors, …
Superannuation - September 26th How I (Finally) Consolidated My Super Funds.. In Under 10 Minutes My first account was opened automatically for me when I got my first job in retail while at high school, and I didn’t think anything of it for about a decade after that. Like many …
Canstar News - September 13th Opinion: Why We Need To Take Responsibility For Our Retirement Josh Callaghan, Canstar's General Manager of Wealth ASIC estimates the potential damages to be paid to customers at $1 billion, prompting Slater and Gordon to launch a class action against the associated banks, perhaps the largest …
Budgeting & Saving Money - September 12th UPDATED: 101 Easy Ways To Save Money in 2018 Co-authors: James Hurwood and Justine Davies With Christmas fast approaching, now could be a good time to get started on clearing your debt and preparing for the summer holiday splurge. Help keep yourself on track with these 101 …
Self Managed Super Funds - September 11th 5 Tips For Getting Closer To An Early Retirement If you google ‘retire early in Australia’ you’ll probably come across a handful of stories about people in their late 20s and early 30s who have managed to become financially independent and retired before even …
Investor Hub - September 7th 5 Financial Independence & Early Retirement Blogs To Watch Out For You might have seen or heard a lot of noise in the media lately about the FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early movement. It's an approach spruiked largely by millennials that's all about living frugally …
Self Managed Super Funds - September 7th 5 Steps For Doing A Superannuation Health Check What’s more, taking time every now and then to check in on your superannuation could end up making a significant difference to the size of your retirement nest egg. Here are five steps to check …
Superannuation - September 6th What Is A Tax Offset? You might have heard the term ‘tax offset’ being thrown around. According to the ATO, a tax offset directly reduces (or offsets) the amount of tax payable on your taxable income in any given financial year. The difference between …
