Money
Super & retirement
Super balances lift 5.2 per cent since start of the year
Super fund members have enjoyed another bumper month of returns, with the typical returns for the first two months of this year more than 5 per cent higher
- by John Collett
Latest
Superannuation
The real long-term cost of that $100,000 car
Recognise the value of your super - a box of money that can compound for years with a valve that allows contributions to go in but nothing to come out
- by Marcus Padley
Aged care
Navigating Refundable Accommodation Deposits
Money paid into the RAD is typically refunded to the resident or their estate, not the children who paid it.
- by Rachel Lane
Superannuation
Millennial super: solution looking for a problem
Super funds pitched at millennials are very good a marketing on social media, but whether they are good at managing retirement savings for a reasonable cost is another matter
- by John Collett
Superannuation
Consider gender factor when choosing a super fund
New research shows super funds with above-average levels of gender diversity in their leadership teams achieve better returns than those who do not.
Property development
Stockland steps out into land-lease communities
Stockland will pilot sites in Townsville and the Sunshine Coast and has earmarked a further five sites for consideration.
- by Rachel Lane
Superannuation
Super funds stage stunning comeback after lacklustre 2018
Super funds are back in the black this year thanks to a surge on sharemarkets
- by John Collett
Superannuation
Crackdown on access to super to pay for medical treatments
A tightening of access to early release of super is on the way as claims for medical treatments surge.
- by John Collett
Aged care
Living on the edge of aged-care barrier
In residential aged care there are two groups: market price residents and low means residents.
- by Rachel Lane
Ask an expert
Look before you leap when transferring property
Property transfers without cash changing hands can incur a large capital gains tax bill
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
Superannuation
Real action at last on reducing the $17 billion of lost super
Federal parliament took a big step to help reduce the huge mountain of lost super, but there is another that needs to be taken.
- by John Collett