SRS Advice | 2016 November

MARKET AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW – November 2016

Posted at 17 Nov 2016 in Economic Updates by Strategic Retirement Solutions

Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board met on 1 November 2016, as widely expected, the cash rate was held unchanged at 1.5%. The statement remained largely similar to the October statement, with inflation still described as “quite low” and “…expected to remain low...

Are you prepared for changes to the Age Pension assets test?

Posted at 17 Nov 2016 in Centrelink by Strategic Retirement Solutions

How the assets test will work in 2017 could increase your Age Pension entitlements, or take some or all of them away. With revisions to the Age Pension assets test just around the corner, it’s important to understand how the changes could impact you, particularly with...

US Election: Outcome and Implications

Posted at 17 Nov 2016 in Economic Updates by Strategic Retirement Solutions

For the second time in 2016, the global geo-political landscape has shifted dramatically with the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. The victory by Donald Trump looks to have been much more comfortable than almost any commentator was expecting –...