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ASIC issues alert over big gaps in SMSF trustee knowledge

ASIC's latest research concludes many SMSF trustees lack a basic understanding of their legal obligations and often fall prey to property spruikers, but the profession is already finding holes in the corporate regulator's surveying. ASIC released two reports this week following a major review it conducted into the experiences […]
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Super savings gap for women stuck at 30%

While the gender gap in superannuation is improving, an economic index indicates women are still retiring with superannuation balances 30 per cent lower than men.
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Statistics for all Australians

Please click on the following link to see all this interesting information. The areas covered are: Overview Markets GDP Labour Prices Money Trade Government Business Consumer Housing Taxes Climate Access all this data here. tradingeconomics.com
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Super set to play bigger retirement role

Statistical evidence shows superannuation is likely to play a more significant role than it currently does in the retirement income space for Australians, a senior financial services executive has said.
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Why SMSFs want estate-planning advice

An estimated 77,000 self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have unmet needs for advice on estate planning.
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The power of financial role models

Role models are important in many stages of life. Be it school years, on the sporting field or in your career, having a positive role model, someone to compare yourself to and measure your progress against, can be a powerful and positive influence.
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Survey reveals strong opposition to retirement system changes

The majority of Australians are opposed to further changes to the retirement system, despite the rising costs with supporting an ageing population a recent survey has shown.
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Assess your retirement financial resources

#4 in a series of informative blogs on this topic, links to three others are below. Assessing financial resources is surely at the top or near the top of most investors' lists of what really matters for their retirement planning. Have you given this issue enough attention?
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Cryptocurrency audits tipped to increase this EOFY

Audit activities around cryptocurrency are set to spike this tax time as part of the ATO’s broader risk analysis in its black economy crackdown, says one mid-tier.
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Time to check your risk exposure?

For equity investors, 2017 was an epic year. And it came on the heels of an historic bull market in global stocks stretching back to the spring of 2009.
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Some general interest stats on SMSFs

Mixed phase SMSFs holding greatest assets
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Check trust deed to protect super in estate planning

For many people, their superannuation is their biggest asset when they retire – and often when they die as well.
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