Downsize without breaking the nest egg
Christopher and Fiona Marsh plan to use tax breaks announced in the budget to downsize to a luxury apartment.
What the budget means for you
There are perks for retirees, first home buyers and downsizers, but slight cuts for property investors and more Medicare from 2019.
7pc to pay for 80pc of NDIS cost
The 7 per cent of taxpayers earning $180,000 or more pay 80 per cent of the extra money for the national disability scheme under Labor's plan.
Housing cycle is 'hostage to four CEOs'
Just as the lumbering housing cycle finally turns and threatens a house price correction, government and policymakers may be cracking down on country's lenders at exactly the wrong time.
SMSF loan proposal 'won't hit as many'
A plan to add outstanding loan amounts to the super balances of self-managed funds may not be as dramatic as first thought.
The bond market needs a revolution
Australia needs a bond-market revolution because hundreds of billions of dollars is benchmarked against spurious indices that bear little re...
Global ETF assets smash through $US4tn
New product launches and investor inflows mean there are now almost 7,000 exchange-traded products managed by 313 providers
Passive investing is 'just a myth'
"Bond king" Jeffrey Gundlach has taken aim at that belief that passive funds deliver superior results, saying that the "pendulum is about to...
Equity crowdfunding goes private, but not perfect
Obligations on companies seeking retail funding still too onerous, some complain.
ANZ warns about 'unacceptable' residential property deals
ANZ Banking Group is warning about 'unacceptable' securities being issued to property buyers by developers attempting to side-step strict pl...
