Labor's trust policy misses the rich
Accountants say Labor's trust policy will affect the middle class but leave the very wealthy unscathed.
LICs caught up in franking chaos
Listed investment companies are caught up in the new and somewhat ambiguous tax changes which reduce the franking rate available to shareholders.
NAB stays in wealth product manufacturing
NAB's recently installed head of retirement Brian Long says the bank has no plans to stop manufacturing its own products.
Oils ain't oils when it comes to stocks
If you think global economic growth is about to accelerate, triggering higher inflation and interest rates, the stock selection should be limited to companies or assets that benefit from growth and can pass on higher prices.
'Amazon won't be winner takes all'
Fund managers from Fidelity, Yarra Capital and Plato Investment on Telstra dividends, Amazon's arrival and growth companies this reporting season.
How to prep your portfolio for the looming market dip
It is all too easy to get caught up in the euphoria of optimism when we're in in the midst of a bull market.
Why Labor is right on taxes and trusts
Labor is only doing what successive Coalition Treasurers were not brave enough to do.
Residential lending hits record levels
Residential property borrowing continues to grow despite repeated attempts by regulators to jawbone banks and borrowers into cutting back.
Labor trust plan to drive use of companies: experts
Labor's plans to tax distributions from family trusts will force savers to re-think their investment structures and encourage greater use of...
Trust tax a 'concerted attack on business'
Commercial finance broker David Gandolfo slammed Labor's trust policy as a "thoroughly dumb idea and a concerted attack on business".
