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We Are All Part Of An Ageing Population
By: chris laffey
According to the United Nations Population Division, we are all living through a period of population ageing that is unparalled in the history of humanity. This process is a result of reduced mortality rates due to better living standards, and declining fertility rates.(read
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Which Trustee Segment Do You Fit Into In The Smsf Sector
By: chris laffey
Recent research by CoreData on behalf of SPAA and Russell Investments (online research conducted in November and December 2010 canvassed the views of 1331 Australian consumers) has named three new segments of SMSF trustees in need of advice.(read
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Australia's Pension Fund Sector Has Leap Frogged Canada
By: chris laffey
Australia's $1.3 trillion pension fund sector has leap-frogged Canada to take fourth spot in the Towers Watson Global Pension Asset Study 2011. According to the study, the value of Australian pension fund assets increased to 103 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2010, compared to 93 per cent in 2009.(read
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Investing By Age
By: chris laffey
Simple advice can create problems that are not always simple to fix. One example is the advice that an investor's age plays a central part of their investment strategy and asset allocation (for example standardised high risk strategies for young investors and conservative strategies because you are already, or close to being, retired).(read
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New Super Borrowing Rules
By: chris laffey
Under new legislation introduced on 7 July 2010 (Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 as amended), a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) is expressly allowed to refinance a borrowing arrangement.(read
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Considering Borrowing For Real Property In Your Self Managed Super Fund
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On 7 July 2010 new legislation was introduced governing how superannuation fund trustees may borrow under what is termed a "limited recourse borrowing arrangement”. This is considered a “non-traditional” borrowing arrangement used for acquiring an asset (commonly real property).(read
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Disappointments And High Expectations In Retirement
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"Our parents and grandparents told us so it should come as no surprise, rather a reminder that we should save more, save consistently and start earlier as well as make additional superannuation contributions if we want a comfortable life in retirement" states Andrew Frith SMSF specialist and CEO of The Self-Managed Super Specialists.(read
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Smsf Trends Confirmed By Self Managed Super Specialists Firm
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The increase in establishing self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) by younger people as seen by Andrew Frith, CEO of The Self-Managed Super Specialists, head- officed in Newcastle, has been confirmed across Australia with figures released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).(read
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