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Market downturns, like this one, are to be expected

It's been awhile since there's been a drop in the markets as sharp, broad and sudden as last week's.
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ATO claws back $850m in unpaid SG in FY 17-18

Compliance activities undertaken by the ATO in the 2017-18 financial year saw the ATO raise around $850 million in unpaid super entitlements.
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‘Hefty penalties’ with TRIS payment failures, SMSFs warned

With clients who fail to pay the minimum pension payments for TRISs potentially up for illegal early release and significant penalties, SMSF practitioners have been urged to pay close attention in this area.
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The global financial crisis: Behind us but far from over

Ten years ago this month, Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest US investment bank, filed for bankruptcy protection.
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‘Huge’ professional risk in SG delays, big four firm warns

With single touch payroll making it easier for the ATO to identify unpaid SG, telling clients to wait for the SG amnesty could be a risky move impacting their professional obligations, warns a big four accounting firm.
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What a financial adviser can add to your portfolio’s returns.

            A 16 year study by Vanguard (latest report from July 2018) has found that this figure is about 3% net.  This is over and above what might be generated by non-planner assisted investment activity.  This means that even for small investors, a financial planner will not only pay for […]
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ATO updates crypto guidance

The ATO has updated its guidelines on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, including issues on exchanging one cryptocurrency for another and record-keeping requirements.
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Reverse mortgages: Short-term gain, long-term pain

Residential property has long been a major store of wealth for average Australians.
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ATO set sights on 27,000 funds in ongoing crackdown

While efforts by tax agents and the ATO has seen a dramatic drop in the number of non-lodgers, 27,000 registered SMSFs that have not lodged since their establishment remain on its radar.
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ATO zones in on hundreds of newly created reserves

ATO deputy commissioner James O’Halloran
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A dynamic approach to retiree spending and drawdowns

Here's a critical question for retirees and those nearing retirement: How much are you intending to drawdown and spend each year from your retirement savings?
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Your investment freedom-maker

Given that repeated research has found that a diversified portfolio's asset allocation is responsible for the vast majority of its variations in returns over time, it makes much sense for investors to get it right.
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