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1. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · Colin Lewis

   The truth about binding super death benefit nominations (opens the original)

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   Super Consumers Australia estimates that more than 15.7 million Australians have no binding death benefit nomination for their superannuation. They surveyed 5000 people last year and found 67 per cent had not been contacted by their fund in the previous 12 months about making a legally binding nomination. Applied to the roughly 18 million Australians with super, that’s about 15.7 million. Only 13 per cent responded that they had a binding death benefit nomination. Gift 5 articles to anyone you c

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2. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Colin Lewis

   10 key questions for SMSF borrowers racing to beat the August 10 ban (opens the original)

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   Australians love investing in real estate, although perhaps less so since the May budget, thanks to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing changes. Superannuation funds received a free kick by being excluded from these changes, but to get the budget reforms through parliament, the government did a deal with the Greens to restrict the use of limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs). Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

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