On 5 April 2013 the Labor Government announced a number changes to superannuation. The main change is the proposed new tax on pension earnings that exceed $100,000 per member per... read more →
Leenane Templeton's' Andrew Frith has won the 'Australian SMSF Best Practice Award'. This prestigious self-managed super fund award was attended by over 900 professionals at the 10th anniversary of the... read more →
Life Insurance provides financial protection for your beneficiaries should you die or be diagnosed with a terminal illness. It provides your beneficiaries with a lump sum to help cater for... read more →
A Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) is a fund which has been established for 1-4 Members and is administered by Trustees (or Directors of a Corporate Trustee) who are also... read more →
Risk can be found even in places of apparent security. Cash is the undisputed king of the investment world at the moment. That is hardly surprising given the Eurozone debt... read more →
Compared to most of the world Australian super funds are loaded up on equities but do we need a better way to balance that risk? OECD studies of global pension... read more →
Australia recently reached a much ignored economic milestone. At the end of June, the economy marked two decades without a recession. A report released in September showed that Australia’s economy... read more →
ATO SMSF compliance focus for trustees Andrew Frith, the CEO of the Self-Managed Super Specialists headquartered in Newcastle NSW, is drawing the attention of all self-managed super fund trustees to... read more →
Reduction in the minimum payment amounts for account-based pensions in 2012-13 The government has announced that pension drawdown relief will continue to be available for the 2012-13 year, extending the... read more →
A couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement will need to have an annual income of $55,316 according to the latest figures released in the Association of Superannuation Funds in... read more →
If you’re over 55 and still working, taking advantage of a Transition to Retirement strategy might just be the thing to give your retirement savings a boost. Whether you’re working... read more →