Money and relationships – starting out right

Money and relationships – starting out right

Money issues can lead to relationship issues but working together on your finances and goals regularly may mean you and your partner are better aligned for the long-term…  CLICK TO READ FULL...
How changes to deeming rates could affect your pension payments

How changes to deeming rates could affect your pension payments

What the end to the deeming freeze means for Age Pensioners . If you receive the Age Pension, upcoming changes from 20 September could affect your payments. Deeming rates used by the government to estimate the income pensioners earn from savings and investments have...
Airplane Fuel Consumption Per Minute

Airplane Fuel Consumption Per Minute

Check out the fuel consumption per minute of different airplanes — from small propeller planes to giant airliners and powerful fighter jets.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    ...
Five building blocks that could lead to a more confident retirement

Five building blocks that could lead to a more confident retirement

How Australia Retires 2025 report, explores how Australians prepare for and experienced retirement. . Building block 1: Being financially literate Financial literacy is about understanding and applying key financial concepts to make informed decisions. Building your...
New NALE guidance still has issues

New NALE guidance still has issues

The ATO has released its updated Law Companion Ruling (LCR) 2021/2 regarding the application of non-arm’s length income (NALI) laws with the SMSF Association giving it a mixed welcome noting it still lacks specific guidance in places. . The LCR 2021/2 was released...
Investment and economic outlook, September 2025

Investment and economic outlook, September 2025

Latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook   . Australia Solid growth confirms private sector recovery “Policy support is clearly acting as a catalyst, and we expect the recovery to broaden in coming quarters.” Grant Feng, Vanguard...
Younger Australians expect more for their retirement

Younger Australians expect more for their retirement

Australians under 45 now expect they will need at least $100,000 a year per household to live comfortably in retirement, according to new research from Vanguard. . The third annual How Australia Retires report found that younger Australians believe they will need...
Caution needed if moving assets to children

Caution needed if moving assets to children

Legal advisers need to be cautious when transferring assets from parents to children if the former are still alive. . Scott Hay-Bartlem, partner at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, says legal advisers need to question who benefits if children request their parents’ super to...
Evolution of ‘ageless workers’ sees retirement age rise

Evolution of ‘ageless workers’ sees retirement age rise

Australians are retiring later due to cost-of-living pressures and the evolution of white-collar employment, according to research from KPMG. . In an analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) labour force data for 2024–25, KPMG found that over the past...
The biggest earthquakes in history : (1905–2025)

The biggest earthquakes in history : (1905–2025)

Check out this powerful visual journey through the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. From massive Chilean earthquakes along the Pacific Ring of Fire to the more recent Russia earthquake in Kamchatka, this timelapse shows how Earth's fury has shaped our...