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Link Group profit up 7pc but super concerns remain
Stocks
Link Group profit up 7pc but super concerns remain
Shares in Link Administration Holdings rose more than 7 per cent by midday in response to its reported $143.2 million in profit for fiscal 2018, up...
Emma Rapaport | 17 August 2018
Fairfax shares bounce on Nine merger news
Stocks
Fairfax shares bounce on Nine merger news
Fairfax Media shares have jumped to their highest level in seven years on the surprise announcement of a merger with Nine Entertainment that will...
Stuart Condie | 25 July 2018
Does your accountant know all your super assets?
Retirement
Does your accountant know all your super assets?
New rules on claiming exempt current pension income may mean big changes to the operations of self-managed super fund administrators.
Melanie Dunn | 30 April 2018
Where to from here for Australia's wide moat major banks?
Stocks
Where to from here for Australia's wide moat major banks?
Despite all the negative press, the major banks continue to benefit from surprisingly solid fundamentals, delivering modest earnings growth, writes...
David Ellis, CPA | 12 April 2018
SMSF ownership of residential property
Retirement
SMSF ownership of residential property
The role of superannuation solely as an investment vehicle to fund retirement is a core underpinning of the structure, but one that is continually...
Glenn Freeman | 18 January 2018
Legal shift disqualifies popular SMSF tax deduction
Retirement
Legal shift disqualifies popular SMSF tax deduction
Recent legislation changes to allowable tax deductions may have implications for trustees with investment property in their self-managed super fund,...
Elizabeth Wang | 09 January 2018
Shifting laws not denting SMSF demand
Retirement
Shifting laws not denting SMSF demand
The advantages of a self-managed super funds continue to outweigh the negatives, even though frequent legislative changes add complexity, according...
Glenn Freeman | 10 November 2017
Self-managed super is not Do-it-yourself
Retirement
Self-managed super is not Do-it-yourself
There are a few common pitfalls in running a self-managed super fund that mean trustees shouldn't go it alone entirely, says BT Financial Group's...
Glenn Freeman | 30 October 2017
White House, analysts' tax forecasts clash
Stocks
White House, analysts' tax forecasts clash
The White House has promoted President Donald Trump's tax cut plan with a forecast of faster US economic expansion and wage growth, as independent...
David Morgan and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | 30 October 2017
Superannuation not political football
Retirement
Superannuation not political football
The politicisation of Australia's super system; greater uptake of income streams in retirement; and the policy alignment of aged care and retirement...
Glenn Freeman | 30 October 2017