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Govt confirms SG delay, kills LICS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... to stall the lift in the superannuation guarantee (SG) were contained in draft legislation to repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT). Under the new plans, the SG will rise from the current 9.25% to 9.5% from 1 July 2016, rising thereafter in gradual ...

ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned consumers about advertising that promotes the use of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to invest in residential properties through the National Rental Affordability Scheme ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... low of US$112 a tonne hit on the 31st of May. Add in the Abbott government's expected abolition of the minerals resource rent tax and we get good motivation to shop for local miners. However, all these may be short-lived. Once Fed taper blinks back into ...

Don't deal with Aussie Rob, ASIC warns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Aussie Rob Financial Services and Lifestyle Trader director Robert Lloyd Wilson from providing financial services, and warned the public "not to deal with the failed businessman". ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
"Dad, can you help me buy my own property?A I'm sick of paying ever-rising rent." My dear daughter asked me this during two Sunday dinners ago.A My first instinct was to say "of course" to my only girl among four children (yes four) - now you gentle ...

Coalition to save $1.6bn via SG delay

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... abolishing the carbon tax will save $5.1 billion, while there are a number of savings from scrapping the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT). These include $3.7 billion from not proceeding with the low-income super guarantee that was supposed to be funded ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Domestic economy uncertainty has created value opportunities in the local listed commercial property sector, but investors should diversify their exposures by investing in funds that get a portion of their earnings from overseas, according to Principal ...

Record earnings for Cromwell Property Group

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The listed property sector is unlikely to repeat the strong returns it has posted over the last 12 months in the coming year, according to the latest Zenith Investment Partners research. Zenith investment analyst Jonathan Baird said high turnover within ...

Financial literacy in retirement a human rights issue: AHRC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... "There are options for income support, health and aged care, senior's cards, financial planning, superannuation, housing and rent assistance, to name a few - and to find out about each different topic, you have to contact a different government department ...