Last week's mini-summit has increased the odds of further changes to superannuation tax arrangements. What's not yet clear is whether any changes will be part of a suite of measures...
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Daryl Dixon, 12 October 2015, The Canberra Times
CEDA's proposal to allow first-home buyers to access their superannuation has been harshly criticised by the self-serving superannuation industry. CEDA's report emphasises the need...
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Daryl Dixon, 15 September 2015, The Canberra Times
Recent gyrations in world sharemarkets aren't unexpected and follow the warnings of major super funds that future investment returns are likely to be lower than they've been for several years...
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Daryl Dixon, 1 September 2015, The Canberra Times
Given the uncertainties surrounding government policies and future investment returns, there's understandable confusion concerning the best financial planning options...
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Daryl Dixon, 26 July 2015, The Canberra Times
Investors who have been waiting to pounce on their second or third property might have to delay their plans, with new lending requirements potentially doubling the cash borrowers are expected to hold outside of their rental properties, analysis shows...
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Nerida Cole, 23 July 2015, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)
As the banking regulator APRA's recent attempts to slow the growth of investment property borrowing show, historically low interest rates and the easy availability of credit have increased the risks for both borrowers and lenders...
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Daryl Dixon, 24 June 2015, The Canberra Times
Not unexpectedly, last week Housing Industry Association managing director Shane Goodwin mounted a public defence of negative gearing against claims that it exacerbated housing...
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Daryl Dixon, 28 January 2014, The Canberra Times
A participant in the most talked-about alternative investment strategy of a few years ago for Australian investors – including do-it-yourself super funds – of investing in...
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Alan Dixon, 20 November 2013, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)
Given the property boom now taking place, it's hardly unexpected that the broking industry's Adviser newsletter reports a "perfect storm" for monster October results. Many...
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Daryl Dixon, 18 November 2013, The Canberra Times
Between them, the Reserve Bank and federal Treasury have combined to create an unavoidable residential property price boom. The Treasury's contribution was to convince the previous...
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Daryl Dixon, 8 October 2013, The Canberra Times
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