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How top super funds see the future
Some of the best-performing funds over 10 years reveal their approach to challenging times ahead and how they’re tilting their portfolios.
- William McInnes
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Team Australia awaits the RBA’s hand
Governments have done their part while banks and APRA have done theirs but the missing piece remains the RBA, which is expected to announce its important support measures on Tuesday, writes Christopher Joye.
- Updated
- Christopher Joye
Can I leave my super to my girlfriend?
It gets complicated when you’re not living together, and a partner may not be regarded as a dependant. Your super questions answered.
- John Wasiliev
Why this first-time investor bought F45 stock
Gym junkie Georgie Starr employed the Warren Buffett mantra to invest in what you know when she bought her first equities.
- Aleks Vickovich
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
How the pandemic could inspire more liveable units
Property developers have sensed a change of priorities for those who can’t or don’t want to leave the cities and want top-level facilities.
- Jimmy Thomson
Early inheritance to help kids buy property
Parents considering bequests before they die need to take into account the potential tax, welfare, emotional and legal risks before making a decision.
- Duncan Hughes
Wealthiest Australians
Anthony Pratt makes biggest US investment ever
The $540 million paper mill in Kentucky is a sign the avowed Trump fan still believes in America.
- Updated
- Michael Bailey
Kerr Neilson gives record donation to support Shakespeare
The billionaire founder of Platinum Asset Management reveals deep, personal reasons for backing Bell Shakespeare’s work with $3 million.
- Michael Bailey
- Exclusive
- Industrial
Goodman to turn Castrol HQ into last-mile logistics hub
The acquisition of Castrol’s Smithfield site will give Goodman the platform to develop a prime hub just 31 kilometres from the Sydney CBD.
- Larry Schlesinger
This Month
SoftBank’s bet on Didi falls $5.4b into the red
Softbank’s Vision Fund paid $US11.8 billion for its stake in the ride-share app in 2019. It is now worth $US7.8 billion after Chinese regulatory pressure hit Didi’s business prospects.
- Ryan McMorrow and Kana Inagaki
Spaceship now manages more than $1b as micro-investing booms
CEO Andrew Moore says the growth of the passive platform to almost 200,000 active users reflects a changing appetite among younger investors.
- Jack Derwin
Wall Street is paying young bankers more than ever
As their staff quit to join tech firms and leave behind a brutal lifestyle, investment banks are trying to turn the tide with raises, bonuses and even holidays in the Caribbean.
- Anders Melin
How to profit from niche Australian REITs
Investors can’t get enough of Australian real estate investment trusts and property companies that own niche or alternative assets.
- Tony Featherstone
- Opinion
- Inheritance
When greedy family members diminish quality of life
The attitude people have towards mum’s or dad’s money can get in the way of older Australians receiving the care they need in their last years.
- Bina Brown
- Opinion
- Aged care
Traps in enduring power of attorney and super
Be certain that your EPOA sets out clearly and fully what you want or don’t want your attorney to be able to do with your retirement nest egg.
- Peter Townsend
- Opinion
- Aged care
When the NDIS and aged care intersect
When support is needed with funding disability needs, which way do you go – NDIS or aged care? The answer comes down to the timing of changes in your life.
- Louise Biti
- Opinion
- Property downsizing
When downsizing is more about ‘right sizing’
What to take into account when it’s time to sell the family home.
- Richard Wakelin
Elaine Stead’s unbreakable delusion
Why is Elaine Stead now claiming victory over an allegation of fraud that was never made?
- Joe Aston
How to find treasure in the sharemarket’s trash
Contrarian investing has been out of fashion for more than a decade, but its time may have come as growth stock valuations run hot and the pandemic throws up buying opportunities.
- Tony Featherstone
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Bargain basement ASX stocks to consider
Fund managers believe these companies demonstrate good value. But each requires patience and an appetite for higher risk.
- Tony Featherstone
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Sydney’s extended lockdown a ‘game-changer for the economy’
You can throw all that positive jobs data out the window: it will shortly be supplanted by a dramatic increase in underemployment and the worst thing policymakers can do right now is stick their heads in the sand, writes Christopher Joye.
- Christopher Joye
How to avoid a hefty super tax bill when you die
If you have no financial dependants when you die there could be considerable tax owed on your remaining super, but appointing a power of attorney can help.
- John Wasiliev
- Opinion
- Superannuation
Start planning now for next year’s tax time
Pre-tax concessional contributions to super and capital gains tax cap contributions for small business owners are among the opportunities to consider.
- Colin Lewis
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Confusion widespread with strata COVID-19 rules
Lawyers and experts are split on the laws governing mask-wearing in common areas of apartments, leading to confusion among strata managers and owners’ committees.
- Jimmy Thomson
September reckoning for ASIC v Wilson
The much-delayed case will soon go to trial, after a judge provided permission for a key ASIC witness to give evidence via video link.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Why professional investors are less bullish than the amateurs
The gulf between the market return expectations of investors and their advisers is stark, reminding us to be conscious of the risks of ‘recency bias’.
- James Weir
Top 10 tax tips for property owners and investors
Keep on the right side of the Tax Office by following advice from tax experts on how to maximise claims and minimise mistakes.
- Duncan Hughes
Ex-Young Rich Lister Craig Gore loses fraud appeal
Lawyers for the brash developer had argued a judge had erred in a rare jury-free trial.
- Liam Walsh
