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Is your approach to investment right for the times?

The Future Fund and a swathe of leading global investors are now lining up to advocate a new approach to investing suited to the prevailing and prospective conditions.

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Five new year's tax resolutions

Don't clean out the garage. Forget that lapsed gym membership. Here are 5 new year's resolutions to keep if you want to stay on top of your tax and super in 2023.

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Year end CEO message

2022 has been another big year at WLM. It started with Covid still causing concern, resulting in the continuance of remote working and remote meetings. As the year progressed, things returned closer to normal, along with increased face-to-face..

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Five new year's tax resolutions

The Government’s ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ legislation passed Parliament on 2 December 2022. We explore the issues.

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▶️ What's going on in investment markets?

2022 has been a challenging year for investors.

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How high will interest rates go?

Low interest rates have been a mainstay since the global financial crisis of 2008. When the pandemic hit, Governments pushed stimulus measures through the economy and central banks reduced interest rates even further.

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Taxing fame: The ATO’s U-turn

Sportspeople, media personalities, celebrities and ‘insta’ influencers beware. The ATO has taken a U-turn on how fame and image should be taxed.

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Can you prevent a hack?

In the wake of the Optus data leak, legislation before Parliament will lift the maximum fine for serious or repeated breaches of the Privacy Act from $2.2m to up to $50m. But there are no guarantees that even the strongest safety measures will..

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Australian super funds gorge on cryptocurrency

The value of cryptocurrency assets inside Australian self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) increased by 589.9% ($1.17bn) between June 2019 and June 2022, according to the latest ATO statistics.

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States move on property based taxes

The Queensland and NSW State Governments have begun to move on property-based taxes to make the system fairer for investors and first-home buyers.

Queensland backs down on Australia-wide land tax assessment

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