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10 March 2017

Treasurer Scott Morrison's desire to improve housing affordability for first home buyers will probably translate into policy changes in the next Federal Budget, due in a couple of months. He responded with enthusiasm to the Victorian Government 'shared ownership' scheme.

Bring back indexation to replace big CGT discount

Chris Cuffe
9 March 2017
21

The 50% CGT discount has little justification during low inflation and it encourages capital gains over income. The preferable system is the indexation in effect prior to 1999, and it will help housing affordability.

History repeats on housing, but how long will this last?

Ashley Owen
9 March 2017
8

History indicates that Australian house prices are more likely to flatline than collapse. The main problem is likely to be in high-rise construction, with banks exposed to highly-leveraged buyers and developers.

The evolution of our cities

Stephen Hayes
9 March 2017
1

Urban growth poses many challenges. The way we live and interact as a society, especially in growing cities, will continue to evolve including the way we shop, how we move around and how land is redeveloped.

Applying CGT relief for SMSFs and TTR pensions

Mark Ellem
9 March 2017
1

Despite the confusing and technical nature of the CGT relief rules, it's important for SMSF trustees and advisers to consider their implications as decisions need to be made prior to 1 July 2017.

Governments fund more research than we realise

David Bell
9 March 2017
2

It's laudable for government to fund important research but for it to really make a difference, industry participants and researchers need to engage and collaborate with the other. Research on ageing is a case in point.

The gift of education and the cost of funding it

Neil Rogan
9 March 2017
1

Putting money aside to pay for a child's education requires a serious savings effort, and lack of access to superannuation rules it out as a tax-effective and flexible option. There is an alternative.

Why LICs differ in dividend sustainability

Peter Rae
9 March 2017
6

With the majority of Listed Investment Companies reporting lower earnings in the six months to 31 Dec 2016, it's the LICs with adequate profit reserves that can offer dividend sustainability for investors.

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House prices surge but falls are common and coming

We tend to forget that house prices often fall. Direct lending controls are more effective than rate rises because macroprudential limits affect the volume of money for housing leaving business rates untouched.

Ashley Owen
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Survey responses on pension eligibility for wealthy homeowners

The survey drew a fantastic 2,000 responses with over 1,000 comments and polar opposite views on what is good policy. Do most people believe the home should be in the age pension asset test, and what do they say?

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Graham Hand
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Three good comments from the pension asset test article

With articles on the pensions assets test read about 40,000 times, 3,500 survey responses and thousands of comments, there was a lot of great reader participation. A few comments added extra insights.

Graham Hand
29 September 2021

The sorry saga of housing affordability and ownership

It is hard to think of any area of widespread public concern where the same policies have been pursued for so long, in the face of such incontrovertible evidence that they have failed to achieve their objectives.

Saul Eslake
29 September 2021

Two strong themes and companies that will benefit

There are reasons to believe inflation will stay under control, and although we may see a slowing in the global economy, two companies should benefit from the themes of 'Stable Compounders' and 'Structural Winners'.

Roger Montgomery
20 October 2021

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