by Scott | May 15, 2013 | News
Last night the Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan described his sixth Federal Budget as a ‘sensible, calm and responsible approach that puts jobs first’. The 2013/14 Federal Budget will be not be the most memorable. However, there are $43 billion worth of...
by Scott | May 1, 2013 | Superannuation
With the end of the financial year looming, now is a good time to be thinking about your end of year superannuation strategies. It may also help you to avoid some common traps and tax penalties. Off-market transfers Of particular interest this year is the Government’s...
by Scott | Apr 5, 2013 | News
The Federal Government has today announced changes to superannuation which have been speculated over the last few weeks. A tax exemption on superannuation earnings supporting pensions and annuities will be capped at $100,000, and anything above that level taxed at a...
by Scott | Apr 3, 2013 | News
This quarter the ‘Cyprian Crisis’ has been the next concern to emerge in the global economy and has caused some minimal downside in the markets however they are still tracking ahead and the market closed end of March just below 5000 points at 4979 and the...
by Scott | Dec 6, 2012 | News
This time of year the analysts are busy preparing estimates and outlooks for the year ahead. We have reviewed and taken some points from the various research houses and analysts at Goldman Sachs, Evans and Partners and Lonsec Research. Growth has been slowing in the...
