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• Preparing your kids for financial success
  Here's some easy money management skills for children of different ages.
• Investment and economic outlook
  latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook.
• It’s super hump month. Make the most of it
  The start of the 2024-25 financial year on 1 July saw some significant changes come through designed to help working Australians get more money into their superannuation.
• Know the difference between general and specific NALE
  SMSF professionals should take note of the wording changes in Law Companion Ruling 2021/2DC, which outline the differences between specific and general NALE, a legal specialist has said.
• Super funds finish 2024 with double-digit returns
  Most superannuation funds finished 2024 with double-digit returns, according to a recent analysis.
• 9 Ways You Can Invest Using SMSF
  Review nine smart ways to invest using an SMSF, from property and international shares to cryptocurrency and managed funds. Maximise your retirement savings wisely.
• End-of-year break time for super check-up
  Superannuants should use the end-of-year holiday break to check the status of their retirement savings and consider if advice would be useful to them, given many are unsure how much they will need at the end of their working life, an industry body has stated.
• Most Powerful Economies in Europe | 1960-2024
  Check out the most Powerful Economies in Europe | 1960-2024
• Women still outpacing men in SMSF establishments
  More women than men entered into SMSFs in the September quarter, according to the latest ATO statistics.
• Economic and market outlook for 2025: Global summary
  The global outlook summary highlights the top-level economic and market outlook, Beyond the landing, to be distributed in mid-December.
• Preparing to lodge quarterly January TBAR
  The ATO is reminding SMSF trustees that if they have had transfer balance account events in the last quarter they must lodge a TBAR by 28 January 2025.
• How to overcome your investment fears
  Are you thinking of investing but feel held back? Here's how to get started.
• Navigating the outcome of the U.S. election
  History suggests that investors shouldn’t be concerned about material asset return differences under different political administrations.
• Divorce doesn’t alter contribution rules
  The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld an ATO decision to impose an excess contributions penalty and rejected a taxpayer’s claim a divorce-related superannuation split constituted special circumstances under taxation law.
• $3m super tax officially abandoned for this year
  The government’s plan to increase the tax on superannuation balances over $3 million has officially been abandoned, at least for this year.