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Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... try. The media - radio, TV, print, social - is full of it. Reports, assessments, and implications of Australia's Federal Budget 2018-19. There's the usual flood of "Budget winners and losers" and the "what's in it for you?" stories. Financial Standard's ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... $87,000 to $90,000. On the lower end, the $37,000 threshold has been lifted to $41,000. Finally, Morrison said the Federal Budget is on its way back to surplus - reaching the well-versed outcome in 2019-20. Squeezing down the current deficit is that ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... #Budget18 - Deloitte Australia (@FederalBudget) May 8, 2018 Deloitte, one of the big four accounting firms, says the Federal Budget will return to balance in 2019-20. Super funds to be required to "formulate a retirement income strategy for members". ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... there and everywhere to buy votes - yours, mine and our dogs - as evident by the leakages galore ahead of tonight's Federal Budget "smoke out" in Canberra. Canberra will give back some of the wealth to we, the people. According to the The Guardian, Scott ...

Global investment firm to restructure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... which have been on the political agenda recently, particularly after tax reform in the U.S. and with an impending federal budget. In January Financial Standard readers overwhelmingly supported the suggestion that Australia should follow the lead of the ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
In the lead up to this year's Federal budget, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on the Government to take action on a worrying statistic that 80% of women won't have enough money upon retirement. ASFA is using its new white ...

SMSFs investing restrictions unfair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... restrictions and regulation - more than a third (38%) of these strongly agree this is unwarranted. In last year's Federal Budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison announced new measures that would eliminate limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LBRA) loopholes ...

What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... future of financial advice to 2020 and beyond. He reminded advisers not to be complacent, especially as the 2018 Federal Budget nears and more changes could be just around the corner. Apart from an increase to the superannuation guarantee, further discussion ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... cleared both houses of parliament. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), announced in this year's Federal Budget, will be established as a free, binding dispute resolution service to hear financial complaints from consumers, small businesses ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... (25%), one in five with a mortgage (21%) and one in ten with unpaid bills (12%). Measures announced in this year's Federal Budget, which allows Australians choosing to downsize their residence to contribute up to $300,000 from the sale of their home ...