Neil Woodford has a neck thick like a rugby player and a head shaped like it was chiselled out of granite, it could be mounted somewhere on Easter Island. Imposing is an appropriate word to describe his appearance. Woodford is a man screaming conviction. Charlie Aitken is almost the opposite, but no less memorable. His […]
Wildlife poaching remains a regrettable occurrence in a world that continues to modernise. Driven by lax laws, a demand for ornamental souvenirs and nonsense beliefs that exotic animal parts can cure diseases such as cancer, poaching has remained impossible to stamp out. At the root of poaching is access and money. We don’t have elephants, […]
On 1 July 2019, the government’s Protecting Your Super package introduces new laws designed to protect members from paying unnecessary fees and insurance premiums. If you have multiple superannuation accounts or superannuation accounts which are deemed to be inactive, you may have received a super insurance election form from your fund recently. Inactive super accounts […]
The Coalition Government has been re-elected in the 2019 Federal Election, with a small majority of seats in the House of Representatives, after taking a policy of stability for superannuation to the election. After the introduction of the significant legislative changes which came into effect on 1 July 2017, you may be relieved to hear […]
Is your will drawn up? Do you have a power of attorney? Aside from ensuring your investments are right for you, your financial advisor should have a healthy interest in ensuring a few other things in your life are addressed. Ensuring you’re prepared and taking the appropriate steps to tie up loose ends if you […]