| 12th Mar |
Motherhood wonderful, just not so super
THE AGE - Superannuation | WOMEN face lower living standards in retirement if they take time off work to raise children, a study on superannuation saving rates has found.
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| 12th Mar |
A little knowledge goes a long way when fees are exorbitant
THE AGE - Superannuation | THEY say information is power. Trustees of self-managed super funds are finding that information about what other self-managed super funds are doing, and what they are paying for advice, is empowering.
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| 11th Mar |
A super way forward
THE AGE - Superannuation | Providing incentives for voluntary superannuation contributions will deliver the best outcomes, writes Brad Twentyman.
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| 11th Mar |
Senate obstruction on baby leave? Hype and poppycock MISHA SCHUBERT
THE AGE - Superannuation | Labor could pass a paid parental leave scheme tomorrow if it wanted.
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| 11th Mar |
Merger calls don't quite fit the plan
THE AGE - Superannuation | THE financial planning industry faces further uncertainty after calls for the industry's two main representative bodies to merge despite large policy differences in a year when the industry could undergo significant regulatory reform.
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| 10th Mar |
Cash-back home loans
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Managed Funds | The strategy To get a rebate on my mortgage commissions.
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| 10th Mar |
Fit for retirement
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Superannuation | Transition-to-retirement strategies have become popular with financial planners for people 55 or older with a reasonable amount in retirement savings. But the halving of the super contributions caps has made TTR strategies less effective.
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| 10th Mar |
Baby leave is not a women's issue
THE AGE - Superannuation | Childcare should be shared, but we focus on mothers while men remain absent.
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| 10th Mar |
Parental leave heat on leaders
THE AGE - Superannuation | THE Rudd government is under pressure from minor parties to expand its parental leave scheme after a pre-election bidding war erupted on family policy.
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| 10th Mar |
Ask Noel
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Retirement | I have two properties the first was bought as an investment and the second was our principal home. Due to work commitments we moved to a different town and our principal home then became a rental too. This house has significant equity. If I borrow against it to buy a third property to live in, and then move back to the second property, what is the tax situation?
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