Single-asset segregation barred

Single-asset segregation barred

A single asset cannot be treated in a manner that allows it to support some SMSF members in accumulation phase and others with a pension account. . A technical manager has reminded practitioners an SMSF cannot segregate a single asset, allowing it to support both an...
Intergenerational Report 2023

Intergenerational Report 2023

Australia’s future to 2063     . Overview: Powerful forces will continue to shape Australia’s economy over the coming decades including population ageing, expanded use of digital and data technology, climate change and the net zero transformation, rising demand for...
Super gender divide to remain a challenge

Super gender divide to remain a challenge

The Federal Government has flagged it expects the gender gap in superannuation balances to persist well into the future. . The Federal Government’s just-released 296-page Intergenerational Report 2023 provides a detailed analysis of the factors expected to shape the...
Last chance for $25,000 super deduction

Last chance for $25,000 super deduction

For those with a super balance under $500,000, the 2024 financial year is the final year unused concessional contributions from the 2019 financial year can be applied.     . The concessional contribution limit was $25,000 for the 2018/19 year. If a portion of this...
Transferring wealth to the next generation

Transferring wealth to the next generation

Inheritance planning, particularly the future division of wealth and the intended treatment of assets, should be openly discussed at the family level. . The next 20 to 30 years will see the biggest intergenerational wealth handover in history. In what is widely...
Our investment and economic outlook, August 2023

Our investment and economic outlook, August 2023

Read our latest forecasts for investment returns and our region-by-region economic outlook. . A funny thing has happened in the United States labour market since the ratio of job vacancies to unemployment (V/U) started to fall early this year: The pace of monthly wage...
Advice-Related Complaints Low Despite Huge Rise In General

Advice-Related Complaints Low Despite Huge Rise In General

Of the nearly 97,000 complaints lodged with AFCA in the past 12 months, less than 5% were related to investments and advice and just under 2% were about life insurance. A statement from the authority says consumers in dispute with financial firms lodged a record...