I paid for a cruise online. Now I have been informed that the company running the ship has gone broke and my travel insurer won't pay my claim for money I have lost as a result. What are my options? Get out your travel insurance policy and give ...
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There has been a lot of attention given recently to the relatively new ability of self-managed superannuation funds to establish arrangements that, in effect, allow them to borrow to buy property. This ability to gear into real estate is seen by some ...
Regulations on promoting borrowing through your super fund to buy a property are vague and in limbo, with the government concerned but reluctant to step in so far. So the average property-loving Aussie, disappointed by poor returns since the GFC and ...
After three years in my job I've been sacked without being given a reason. Can this happen today under "fair work" legislation and what can I do to get redress? You can be unfairly dismissed or unlawfully terminated. It sounds like the same thing and ...
A few things really bug me about lenders mortgage insurance (LMI). It's not portable, fewer and fewer lenders are offering a pro-rata rebate if you repay or refinance your loan in the first couple of years, and it's not cheap - though I can give you ...
The biggest drawback of the decision to allow self-managed superannuation funds to borrow to buy property is the way the ability came enmeshed in a set of sometimes complicated rules. Among these were a number that, in effect, prevented an SMSF from ...
A friend jack-hammered the swimming pool at his holiday house because he was sick of the high-energy bills that came with running a pool cleaner, plus chemicals and pool cover. His family rarely used the pool; the house was a few minutes to the beach. ...
The big four banks certainly brought home the bacon this year, announcing record profits for the financial year ending 2011 to the tune of $23.28 billion. No doubt consumers will be wondering how bank shareholders will cope with record dividend payouts ...
Chances are you've heard of Medicare - it gives many Aussie residents access to free or cheap healthcare. If you live in Australia (excluding Norfolk Island) you are eligible if you hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or have applied for or been ...
Investment and similar income earned by children under 18 no longer benefits from the Low Income Tax Offset. As a result, children whose unearned income exceeds $416 a year - a level first set in 1981 - are now taxed at penalty rates of between 45% ...
