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US economic resilience renews inflation concerns
MARKETS Local and global equity markets mostly fell this week on new US inflation concerns,rising oil prices, and continued Chinese economic weakness. In local stock news, Origin Energy shares fell as the NSW government announced itwould enter talks with the company...
Should you downsize to upsize your retirement?
To downsize or not to downsize is the question facing many home-owning Australians in the lead up to or in their retirement years. And the answer is… it depends. There are many factors to consider when weighing up the decision of whether to sell the family home or...
Election Newsletter
Saturday’s election was indeed very interesting. There will be a new Labor government with Anthony Albanese as the Prime Minister. At this stage, we do not know if it will be a Labor majority in the House of Representatives (Lower House) or, if the "teal independents"...
Russia/ Ukraine Conflict Update
This article was written and produced by Futuro Financial Services The Russia / Ukraine conflict is evolving at a rapid pace with plenty of propaganda andmisinformation doing the rounds along with vested interests and important historicalcontexts missing. Putting that...
Update on Magellan products by Zenith
Zenith client release - Magellan Asset Management Update on Magellan products Following our decision to place Magellan Asset Management’s (Magellan) global equities suite of products under review, Zenith has met with key executives and senior investment personnel to...
Magellan Announcement
7 February 2022 ASX LimitedASX Market Announcements OfficeExchange Centre20 Bridge StreetSydney NSW 2000 HAMISH DOUGLASS – MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE The Board of Magellan Financial Group Limited (Magellan) advises that, after a period of intense pressure and focus on...
Inflation is in the news
The Reserve Bank of Australia has recently made an unprecedented change to the way it targets inflation. The bank's mandate is to use monetary policy to keep a lid on price rises and achieve full employment. It does this by targeting an inflation rate of between 2 and...
Investment Bonds
What are Investment Bonds and the tax advantages? Popular in the days before compulsory superannuation, investment bonds fell out of favour as super became the preferred tax-advantaged environment. With tighter restrictions on superannuation contribution limits, bonds...
June Newsletter
As you know, June is the last month of the financial year. It does provide some opportunities for some last minute tax planning. Therefore, some of the opportunities worth considering are: - Maximise superannuation contributions. This year the maximum deductible...
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