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Two Brisbane advice firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... Brisbane's Cleveland, Blue Harbour was established in 2002 and specialises in superannuation, retirement, and estate planning. Cook recently told sister publication FS Advice why he's a strong advocate for guiding the next generation of advisers, having ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... method. A slew of costs to consider include accommodation payments, daily care fees, tax, social security, and estate planning services. "Strategic and financially complex aged care advice is increasingly provided to older Australians by unlicensed and ...

New SMSF solution for Islamic Australians launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... community last year that also includes providing access to Islamic pensions, financial advice and retirement and estate planning. Islam said the Islamic SMSF worked on several different levels. Firstly, because buying property in Australia, particularly ...

SMSFA reappoints Hay-Bartlem as chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... he has worked since 1993. He specialises in advising on tax, superannuation, structuring and restructuring, and estate planning and succession. This includes assisting accountants, financial advisers, lawyers, and others help clients deal with these ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... non-retail investment opportunities. In addition, they require consolidated reporting, structured giving expertise, estate planning, insurance and asset protection advice, business succession planning, private banking and commercial finance, trustee ...

Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... well as estrangement, divorce or separation, and blended families. "People often have limited knowledge about estate planning, which can make it challenging for them to make informed decisions. There is much uncertainty when it comes to retirement savings ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... superannuation, insurance, asset protection, tax planning, government support benefits, aged care, retirement planning and estate planning. Interestingly, Source Wealth will also specialise in divorce and personal injury advice services. "Goals-based ...

KeyInvest, Mantis Funds launch investment bond offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... Silvy said. "The low-cost and tax-effective nature of investment bonds means they can play an important role in estate planning and wealth transfer."

Australia sees modest uptick in HNWIs: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... million bracket. Despite a reticence to seek guidance, HNWIs acknowledged "a need for advice" with inheritance and estate planning, intergenerational advice, and aged care ranking. Praemium said the need for advice in these areas is now at its highest ...

NowInfinity bolsters estate planning capabilities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... clarity for advisers and trustees, and importantly provide clarity with regards to death benefit payments for estate planning purposes." Williams added that NowInfinity is committed to supporting accountants, lawyers, and other financial professionals ...
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