Bancassurance? Don’t act like you know me I am not your homie
In the last couple of weeks, Commonwealth Bank have refunded millions of dollars of insurance premiums...
02 October, 2017
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Superannuation contributions for employees
One of the positive superannuation changes coming into effect from 1 July 2017 is your ability to claim a tax deduction for personal contributions to superannuation, regardless of your employment arrangements. Under the current rules, if you earn more than 10% of you total income in...
19 September, 2017
The three mistakes executives make with their employee share plans
Over the years, I have worked with many executives in public companies who earn a large portion of their income by way of share bonus plans. For those lucky enough to have this opportunity, it is a fantastic way to accelerate your path to financial...
12 September, 2017
July Market Commentary
Recent announcements in the Australian company reporting season have confirmed the strength of our major banks, with generally better than expected profit results and in the case of Commonwealth Bank a better than expected dividend. When we sit down to write these commentaries, the objective is...
21 August, 2017
Monthly Economic & Investment Market Commentary February 2017
By almost any measure the first few weeks of President Trump’s term have been truly staggering. However, the natural desire to seek to make sense of the unprecedented events that have characterised the incoming administration should likely be resisted. For as best we can tell,...
17 February, 2017
Monthly Economic & Investment Market Commentary September 2016
“Global growthsolid at trend rates”1 is a headline to which followers of the world economy have become unaccustomed in recent years, yet there it was in the Financial Times. The article referenced an update from the Research Director at the International Monetary Fund given at...
14 October, 2016