What am I talking about? Two weeks ago, the Government handed down the 2018 Budget. One of the more interesting initiatives was the expansion of the Pensions Loans Scheme (PLS) to take effect from the 1st of July 2019 – subject to legislation being passed. Since the announcement of the...

This is a true story. Only the personal details have been redacted for privacy reasons. Jack and Diane have been married for forty-three years. Jack is seventy-one and Diane sixty-eight. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Diane works four days a week in a local business – just because...

Last night was a very late night as I worked my way through hundreds of pages of budget documents produced by Treasury. You might well ask if I would prefer to be doing something else on budget night. The answer is a resounding YES but then, it has become a...

A couple of weeks’ back I covered the rules around the timing of superannuation contributions. In line with the same theme, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some other important things to keep in mind about contributions, especially considering some of the significant changes that came into effect...