The financial year doesn't end for another two months, but there's a closer deadline many people with university debts are dreading: June 1. On June 1, all unpaid HECS/HELP debts will automatically ...

It has been half a year since the government announced changes to student debt rules to build hype for the federal budget, but the legislation only became law on Tuesday night. The changes will mean ...

HECS balances are set to rise again this year as indexation is expected to sit at 4.8 per cent. A modest decrease from last year’s eye-watering 7.1 per cent, the upcoming round of indexation on June 1 ...

The indexation of student debt is arguably the federal government’s biggest political problem when it comes to universities. Last June, student debt balances increased by 7.1%, the highest rate in ...

The longstanding debate over whether capital gains taxes should be indexed for inflation has resumed in full force. The arguments are familiar and the principles are unchanged. Indexing capital gains ...

Put simply indexation is the same as a normal, level insurance policy, but the sum assured increases each year. I think indexation is a word that some advisers and certainly clients gloss over in the ...