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Investors miss wealth signposts

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011

... Philpot said that while younger clients have more 'automated' finances such as mortgages repayments and superannuation, and retirees are limited by regulations such as contributions caps, it is the wealth builder's demographic that are open to a range ...

ISN renews push for 12pc SG

JOHN MCDULING | THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010

... which represents Industry super funds, said. The call coincides with new research from the ISN that found that a third of retirees said that they had insufficient super to make ends meet, half of which are continuing to work in what is supposed to be ...

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

... receive a promised fixed lifetime payments beginning when they turn 85 years old. Principally, longevity products allow retirees to hedge economically from living beyond what they are financial able to afford. The risk of longevity insurance is not usually ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

... and using a wider angle lens look to assess your response to what we're proposing to do from a national interest - and retirees interest - perspective," he said. In addition to urging the audience to put forward a more united front, he also called superannuation ...

Challenger buoyed by annuities, boutiques

JOHN MCDULING | TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010

The guaranteed income streams provided by annuities continue to prove popular with Australian retirees post GFC, with Challenger Financial Services posting another record quarter for its annuities' business. In figures released yesterday, Challenger ...

PAS supports Paceline

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010

... to raise $60,000 for heart research, joining the list of super funds helping to secure funds for charities affecting retirees. The Paceline ride involves 20 riders and 2 support crew traveling 1100km from Adelaide to Melbourne to help raise awareness ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE | TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010

... those seeking a 'modest' retirement lifestyle need to spend $30,382 a year. The decrease in costs over the quarter for retirees at around 0.2 per cent compares to the 0.6 per cent increase in the All Groups CPI, although the latter figure was affected ...

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010

... wants to benefit from. First, Birt said buyers are interested in the average age of the clients because the ratio of retirees versus accumulators (40 to 50 years) will influence what cross-selling opportunities are available to the business. Second ...

Fiduciary duty goes beyond APLs

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010

... advisers' needs. "The APLs that a private bank would have would be different to a group where all their clients may be retirees," he said. Some firms can afford to have large internal resources, while others run on leaner operations, he pointed out. ...

Australians up on luck, down on savings

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010

... September 2009 Retirement Income Report, which surveyed 2,178 people aged 40 and over, found that 67 per cent of pre-retirees believed they did not have enough savings for their retirement. "Only nine percent of respondents feel they have enough super ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA | 12:25PM

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:30PM

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:21PM

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI | 12:13PM

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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