Showing 1 to 9 of 9 articles for Tim Howard: TIM HOWARD | FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023 After fielding 2000 queries from financial advisers in the last quarter, here are the most popular questions the BT Technical Services team answered. The ethics around client separation The pandemic and ensuing lockdowns may have unfortunately led to ... Read more PETER JOHNSTON | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023 ... doubt the most pivotal political event to impact on the advice industry over the past 44 years has been Prime Minister John Howard cancelling the defined benefit super benefit fund for all politicians in 2004. Grandfathered of course for himself and ... Read more JIM STACKPOOL | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022 ... have a division for Specialist Advice. SPECIALIST ADVICE After the tragic 1996 Port Arthur massacre, Prime Minister John Howard was only a month into his role but managed to forge significant gun laws restricting access to advanced types of weapons. ... Read more TIM HOWARD | FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021 One of the most significant measures announced in the May 2021 federal budget was the proposed exemption from the work test. How does the work test apply now, and what is expected to change? Currently, voluntary contributions to superannuation from ... Read more TIM HOWARD | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021 With the end of the financial year just around the corner, top of mind for many financial advisers is the indexation of superannuation caps and thresholds, which includes an increase to the 'preservation age' relating to when Australians can ... Read more JULIAN HOWARD | FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020 Markets have for some time now been largely ignoring fundamentals. This remains the case even as coronavirus (COVID-19) threatens a deep depression. In our opinion, not all market sectors will benefit equally from perpetual policy response. This paper ... Read more DAVID HOWARD-JONES | FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019 "Effective leadership is key. Leaders drive culture. Whether they do it by accident or by design, and whether culture is set by those at the top of the organisation or by 'local leaders' in each work group, depends on the credibility, consistency and ... Read more CHRIS CHOW | FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018 ... ill-considered part of the Pensioner Guarantee. A policy that otherwise makes sense At the end of the day, the decision by the Howard government was likely used to butter up the wealthier contingent of their older voters during the years of economic ... Read more TIM PEPPER | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008 In the final days of the Howard Government new laws were passed which allow super funds to borrow using a specific type of structure. These new laws have been quite broadly drafted but there are traps for the unwary. In April 2008 the ATO released several ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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MAGDELINE JACOVIDES
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On top of running a successful practice, Mazi Wealth founder Deline Jacovides is a fierce advocate for closing the superannuation gender gap and has built a highly popular social media presence that takes financial literacy to the next level. She tells Karren Vergara where her passion comes from and how she integrates it all with family life.