Australian Expat Wealth Management & Tax Planning

Bad news for Aussie house prices Is Australian housing going up or down? The big problem with the housing market right now is that even the Reserve Bank doesn’t seem to know.

Review's focus on super cost reignites interest in SMSF New research on the costs of self-managed superannuation and the Callaghan report's spotlight on spiralling fees in the retirement system have caught the eye of younger investors.

Big win for home buyers in Vic budget Victorians who buy a new home before next July will have their stamp duty slashed by up to half, under plans to kickstart the real estate market.

Super boost could be scrapped A boost for homebuyers could come at a cost to superannuation savings after a government frontbencher flagged a scheduled super increase may be scrapped altogether.

Consider these factors before fixing your home loan With interest rates at record lows, mortgagees are asking themselves if it’s time to switch from a variable to a fixed home loan, while prospective property buyers ponder which to choose.

Brisbane house prices to jump 9.5pc in 2021: ANZ - realestate.com.au One of the nation’s biggest banks has changed its outlook for house prices, tipping a 9.5 per cent rise in Brisbane next year.

S&P 500 rises more than 1% to a record close to cap off strong week as big value rotation continues U.S. stocks rose as investors bet again on stocks that would benefit from a potentially effective vaccine and economic recovery next year.

Biden wins with pledge to tackle pandemic and restore soul of America Victory for 77-year-old comes as Donald Trump refuses to accept result of US presidential election

Stocks rise in post-election rally even as winner remains unclear, S&P 500 jumps 2% U.S. stocks rose even as the results of the presidential contest so far failed to yield a clear winner.

Reserve Bank slashes rates to 0.1pc, pledges to buy $100 billion in government debt The Reserve Bank of Australia cuts interest rates to a record low and says the rate is not expected to increase for another three years as the country navigates its way out of a recession the RBA governor says "is not over".

Stranded Australians told access super to buy business class seats Government agencies have told Australians stranded overseas to draw down on their superannuation so they can afford business class flights home.