While streaming autotuned, maybe even AI-generated music on the drive to work, today’s young workers face a brutal housing market, job insecurity and challenges few of us saw coming.
David Koch
Anthony Albanese’s controversial tax changes are already shifting Australian investor behaviour, with new data revealing a growing preference for income-oriented strategies.
Cheyanne Enciso
Citi’s research team has cut its profit forecasts for all four major banks as it said proposed tax changes to housing will slow demand for loans.
Tom Richardson
A landmark High Court ruling has handed family trusts and private businesses a major win over the ATO.
Ryan Johnson
Home insurance terms are set for an overhaul, but a fight is brewing over who writes the definitions.
Australian mortgage-holders are being warned the era of cheap credit is gone for good - with interest rates set to remain permanently higher in a post-Covid world.
Cameron Micallef
Superannuation may become Australia’s number one investment, but a leader lawyer says the spoils will be shared by the funds willing to embrace increased regulatory scrutiny.
By becoming eligible to claim a part-age pension, you’ll be fully exempt from the new minimum 30 per cent tax CGT. Here’s the hacks you need to know to get yourself support from Centrelink to ease the blow.
Nick Bruining
As the stark reality of changed capital gains tax rules sink in, one significant carve-out is grabbing the attention of those Australians likely to be affected. Here’s what you need to know ...
It’s official. Size really does matter when it comes to superannuation, especially in the first few years of retirement as people start to draw down on their savings. But so do two other crucial factors.
Daniel Newell
DEBTMAN: Headlines have focused on the obvious drawbacks of changes to the capital gains tax regime. But the most important part of the package might not be the tax increase itself.
Bruce Brammall
Q+A: You wanted to help your child into their first home when the market was cooking and agreed to be a guarantor for the loan. With prices cooling and the threat of negative equity, are you now at risk?
Survey skewed to older investors finds one in two may sell assets before CGT changes
Australians are urged to use the end of financial year to check whether they could do more with their superannuation, as new research shows many remain underprepared for retirement.
A platform that costs $4 a month has been named Australia’s favourite rewards program, marking the first paid membership to take the crown.
Alexandra Feiam
In an early warning sign dubbed ‘date night economics’, Jirsch Sutherland says Australians have to slash their discretionary spending and it is having a broad impact on the wider economy.
Small business owners worried about changes to capital gains tax and trust rules are being urged to check whether they qualify for existing concessions before assuming they face a bigger tax bill.
Q&A: Can your grandchild challenge your will, who is allowed to see what’s in there and what evidence would you need to challenge it if you miss out?
With $2.5 trillion up for grabs in WA, fights among beneficiaries of wills are rising. But parents of kids relying on an inheritance can take simple steps to avoid or minimise the chance of a dispute.
The reality is, many Australians aren’t falling short on their super because they lack capacity. They’re falling short because they’re not using the system as it was designed.
Nicholas Hart
Q+A: Got help from the Australian government for your education, then headed off for a bright future and career overseas? You can’t hide from the tax man. What you need to know (and do) to avoid a monster bill.
More Australians say they feel prepared for retirement but one age group on the cusp of giving up work are not so sure they will have enough to live on.
A big-four bank has been slapped with a whopping $26 million fine for a six-year failure to help customers facing financial hardship.
One of Australia’s largest superannuation funds has demanded a ban on social media financial advice ads after thousands of Australians lost $1b.
Blair Jackson
