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Govt appoints new financial services minister

financial services minister, Assistant Treasurer, Daniel Mulino, Stephen Jones, FAAA, Financial Advice Association Australia, Sarah Abood, CPA Australia, Chris Freeland, Financial Services Council, Blake Briggs

A former Victorian politician who moved into federal parliament in 2019 has been named as the new financial services minister.

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Australian Shares, Investments

Interest rate cuts likely this year

Interest rate, Australian Shareholders’ Association, Plato Investment Management, Don Hamson, dividends

The Australian economy has been forecast to experience at least two official interest rate cuts before the end of 2025.

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International Shares, Investments

Drop in US/China tariffs boosts Nasdaq

US tariffs, Nasdaq, S&P 500, Global X, Billy Leung, ETF, Global X FANG+, exchanged-traded fund

The reduction in tariffs between the US and China has triggered a significant rally in the Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500.

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Superannuation, Tax

Div 296 tax will hurt economy

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More unintended consequences have been identified should the proposed Division 296 tax policy become part of the superannuation system.

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Documentation

Resolutions can lower dispute severity

Adopting a practice of using resolutions to verify every course of action an SMSF undertakes can effectively mitigate member disputes.

Adopting a practice of using resolutions to verify every course of action an SMSF undertakes can effectively mitigate member disputes.

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SMSF, Superannuation

Low-balance won’t thwart in-specie payment

self managed superannuation, self managed super, SMSF, in-specie benefit payment, superannuation balance, Heffron, Annie Dawson, benefit cashing, benefit splitting, benefit redirection

An individual in an SMSF can receive an in-specie benefit payment even if their balance is less than the value of the asset involved.

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ETFs, International Shares

AI Infrastructure ETF enters market

The first ETF focused on the infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom has been released into the Australian market by Global X.

The first ETF focused on the infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom has been released into the Australian market by Global X.

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Contributions

Date of birth impacts bring-forward NCCs

self managed superannuation, self managed super, SMSF, Non-concessional contributions, NCC, bring-forward NCC, Colonial First State, Linda Bruce, Craig Day

The provisions allowing SMSF members to trigger the NCC bring-forward rules in a subsequent financial year are birth-date sensitive.

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International Shares, Investments

Europe becoming more attractive

Europe, Axa Investment Managers, Chris Iggo, artificial intelligence, AI, US shares, technology stocks

Government policy and an overheated technology sector have made the US market less attractive at the same time as Europe enters a period of market growth and stability.

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