Yesterday
The top super funds made double-digit returns. Is yours among them?
Strong performance across assets boosted retirement savings in the last financial year. Providers say active management may play a bigger role in the next 12 months.
This Month
Top 10 super growth funds revealed
Growth funds turned in another solid performance in the financial year just ended, but don’t expect the golden run to continue indefinitely.
The simple hack that can make investors 40pc better at predicting risk
Wondering what financial markets will be doing in a month? The answer could lie in today’s news.
Want your kids to be Rich Listers? Suggest these careers
Surgeons top the earnings list at an average of $472,475 a year, but there are many ways to make a fortune.
How to slash $565 a month from a $1m mortgage despite the RBA ‘hold’
Why wait for the RBA to move? Here’s how to save on your mortgage over the next 12 months.
Could you run a $300m business with your sister?
Amie and Belinda Lyone both wanted to take over the family firm from their beloved father, but he insisted only one could be chosen. This is what happened next.
June
How the ATO knows if you’re cheating on your taxes
Thanks to its data matching work, big brother is watching, and in this case, big brother is the Australian Taxation Office.
What investors can learn from 20 years of property data
Farm values have experienced once-in-a-century growth, but future opportunities lie in urban-fringe warehouses, forestry and Brisbane ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
19 blue-chip suburbs for first home buyers
Prospective first-time home owners can nab a property in the most sought-after suburbs so long as they are willing to make this compromise.
High Court grants ATO lifeline in $1b family trust case
The Tax Office can appeal in a dispute over the taxation of family trusts, placing a cloud over taxpayers’ ability to claim around $1 billion in refunds.
5 red flags the ATO is looking for in your tax return
Outrageous work-related and rental property claims are among the things the Tax Office will be on the hunt for at the end of this financial year.
‘Nonsense’: Super calls out Chalmers on tax claims
Suggestions that no alternatives were put forward to calculate the new tax on super balances above $3 million have been slammed.
How the $3m super tax will change SMSFs forever
The tax and investment playbook developed for big balance SMSFs over the past 25 years is about to be ripped up. Here’s what might change.
7 ways the wealthiest will beat the $3m super tax
Investment bonds, an early inheritance for the kids or just cop it on the chin? Affected taxpayers are weighing their options
May
ATO puts wealthy families on notice over $3m super tax
The new tax is not yet law but the ATO wants to understand the “behavioural responses” to the planned tax that might already be occurring.
Fake asset valuations set to surge under $3m super tax regime
Auditors say SMSFs are likely to manipulate asset values in an attempt to avoid or limit the impact of Labor’s super tax.
How this couple earns $150,000 a year in passive income
Peter and Lesley Boyle invested in residential property to increase their wealth. Then they discovered something better.
Your kids will love this strategy for beating the $3m super tax
Wealthy Australians are already searching for strategies to avoid paying more tax on their super, which could lead to a financial windfall for some.
Why auditors fear Labor’s $3m super tax
SMSFs affected by the proposed $3 million super tax will pay more for valuations, audits and accounting services, and are more likely to end up in legal disputes.
Labor has ‘no intention’ to ban SMSF borrowing in $3m tax negotiations
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says negotiations in the Senate to pass Labor’s super tax increase have yet to begin.