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19/11/2014

Key social security changes originally announced in the 2014 Federal Budget passed through the Senate yesterday and will soon be law. The Bill passed through the Senate without amendment with the support of the ALP and the Palmer United Party (minus Senator Jackie Lambie). The changes include exten…

01/10/2014

It's All in the Dollar

The Australian share market has experienced 3 significant bouts of weakness over the past two years, while in an overall upward trend. All have been the result of currency weakness or more correctly, US dollar strength (the AUD/USD exchange rate).

10/11/2013

Super Reforms Revoked - Gov Tax & Super Update

08/04/2013

Government Announces Superannuation Reforms

04/03/2013

25/10/2012

26/07/2012

Dissecting the European Debt Crisis – Causes and Potential Solutions

In September 2009, the newly-elected Greek Prime Minister revealed a 'blow-out' in the budget deficit and public debt of Greece. Nobody at the time realised that this would escalate into a sovereign debt and banking crisis that would engulf the southern countries of Europe and Ireland. And while th...

12/06/2012

a tailored solution for the nervous investor...

Many of our clients have acknowledged investment in a share market trading at its lowest valuation multiples for decades and paying an average yield of 5.5% (excluding franking) has significant merit. However, having watched their portfolio’s value fluctuate dramatically (and mostly downwards) over...

17/05/2012

On the 8th of May, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan handed down his fifth budget. Termed the “Battler’s Budget” it announced numerous changes/deferrals to existing taxation policy, most notably for investors those regarding Superannuation. In the attached article, the Head of FYM Financial Planning, Sar...

14/05/2012

this years Macquarie Companies Conference Sydney May 2012 update

19/04/2012

In our last update we touched on three of the main reasons why our domestic equity market had underperformed global markets over the past twelve months. This was due to political uncertainty, the uncharted strength in our dollar and fears of a slowdown of the Chinese Economy. Another factor that w...

05/04/2012

Reasons to be Optimistic