Financial Planning
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On 23 June 2026, the federal government agreed to ban self-managed super funds from using new limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) to buy residential property. The Bill passed both houses of Parliament in under 48 hours, received Royal Assent on 26 June 2026, and the ban commences on 10 August 2026.

If your SMSF already holds residential property under an LRBA, nothing changes. If you were planning to set one up, the window has effectively closed. And if you were relying on this strategy as a core part of your retirement plan, it is worth understanding what happened, what the numbers actually show, and what still works.

A YouTube channel sent in by a client looked like genuine financial guidance from a retired accountant. It was entirely AI-generated. Here’s how to spot AI financial advice, what ASIC says about it, and how to check whether the person giving you guidance is real and licensed.

Three big SMSF rule changes hit Australians in 2026, including the residential property borrowing ban. Here’s what changed, who’s affected, and what to do.

ASIC just secured a record $300 million Federal Court penalty over CFD trading misconduct. Here’s what CFDs actually are, why 95 to 99 per cent of retail traders lose money, and how to protect yourself and your family.

Are Australian property prices falling in 2026? The short answer is no, in most of the country. Here’s what the actual data shows, why the doom-and-gloom headlines are misleading, and what the slowdown means if you own property near retirement.

A lot of confusion in retirement planning comes from conflating these two ages. They are separate rules, set by different parts of government, and they don’t move together.