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Daryl Dixon and Dixon Advisory employees regularly write articles on self managed super funds (SMSFs) and financial issues for a number of publications including The Canberra Times, The Sun-Herald, The Australian Financial Review and Financial Review Smart Investor. We will continually update these articles here for you to read.

Compromise on super is fair, logical

Top marks to the government for dumping the deeply flawed proposal to introduce a backdated lifetime $500,000 non-concessional contributions cap in response to pressure from passionate...

Daryl Dixon, 25 September 2016, The Canberra Times

SMSF Superannuation

Public servants seek clarity on pensions tax

Top marks to the Public Sector Superannuation member who highlighted the lack of information about how the additional tax payable on his pension will be calculated under the budget...

Daryl Dixon, 18 September 2016, The Canberra Times

Government policy Superannuation

Transition to retirement pensions retain appeal

Not surprisingly, several readers with transition to retirement (TTR) superannuation pensions have asked how the budget changes will affect them. One reader even asked about ways for...

Daryl Dixon, 11 September 2016, The Canberra Times

Superannuation Government policy

Benefit fund members in the dark

While public attention focuses on whether the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional super cap will be legislated, defined benefit fund members are yet to learn precisely how the budget...

Daryl Dixon, 4 September 2016, The Canberra Times

Government policy Superannuation

Age pension may beat $1m in super

Reserve Bank interest rate cuts and federal government policy changes are combining to threaten the immediate and future living standards of both self-funded retirees and non-...

Daryl Dixon, 14 August 2016, The Canberra Times

Superannuation Government policy

Make sense of super benefits

Following my recent comparison of the defence force's old and new super funds, several readers have provided feedback that the article didn't detail all the ways in which...

Daryl Dixon, 7 August 2016, The Canberra Times

Superannuation Government policy

Making the most of the super changes

Recent speculation about possible amendments to the budget super changes, including special treatment for inheritances and divorce settlements, are unlikely to solve the government'...

Daryl Dixon, 31 July 2016, The Canberra Times

Superannuation Government policy

New super arrangements for defence personnel

Eleven years after the decision to close off entry to the public service PSS defined benefit pension fund, the government has stopped entry to the MSBS pension fund. From July 1, new...

Daryl Dixon, 21 July 2016, The Sydney Morning Herald

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Daryl Dixon and Nerida Cole on ABC Nightlife

Tune into ABC radio for Daryl and Nerida's commentary on superannuation and economic issues between 10pm and 11pm:

  • 30 August 2016
  • 1 November 2016

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