Superannuation - May 20th What Is Salary Sacrificing And How Does It Work? Of course this will depend on your circumstances and whether it’s ultimately an option that’s suited to you. To help you decide whether it’s something worth pursuing, here’s a quick overview of salary sacrificing and …
Account Based Pensions - May 17th How To Find Lost Superannuation Originally written by Regina Collins If you’re in this position, we’ve looked at some of the steps you may want to consider taking in order to track down your super. What is lost or unclaimed superannuation? According to …
Superannuation - May 14th Common Superannuation Scams And Tips On Avoiding Them Identity theft was the method of choice for some scammers targeting Australians’ retirement savings in 2018, according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s latest Targeting Scams Report, but it’s not the only type …
Superannuation - May 9th What Have The Major Parties Promised On Superannuation This Election? Superannuation is back in the spotlight following what some have described as a campaign trail gaffe from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. When asked recently whether he could rule out “new or increased taxes on superannuation”, …
Superannuation - May 3rd Life’s Two Certainties? An Overview Of Inheritance And Estate Taxes In Australia Here’s an overview of how these taxes may work depending on your circumstances. Bear in mind that tax and super can be complex topics, so you may want to seek help from a taxation or …
Superannuation - April 24th What Is A Default Super Fund? Whenever you start a job, your new employer will usually give you a superannuation fund nomination form to fill out. This form allows you to nominate which fund your employer should pay your super contributions …
Budgeting & Saving Money - April 18th Kochie’s 11-Step Money Plan: How To Ask For A Pay Rise In the book, Kochie takes readers through 11 steps that he says will help them take charge of their personal finances - starting with creating a household budget, to buying their own home, investing money …
Superannuation - April 12th Is Your Super Fund Tobacco-Free? Investment Accreditation Aims To Lift Smokescreen The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given funds the green light to apply to use the certification, which would signal to consumers that the fund does not invest, directly or indirectly, in businesses …
Canstar News - April 4th Industry groups: Federal Budget overlooked women’s super Industry Super Australia’s Deputy Chief Executive Matthew Linden says men retire with about 40% more super than women on average, and the Morrison Government could have made closing this gap a priority by proposing to …
Business Loans - April 4th Canstar’s 2019 Innovation Excellence Awards reveals Australia’s finance disruptors Every year we invite Australian financial institutions to put forward their most progressive products for Canstar’s Innovation Excellence Awards. From those submissions, Canstar’s panel of experts assessed a number of products and services across online banking, …
