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Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... trillion dollars in Liberal debt that we inherited from our predecessors," he said. "That is growing faster than the NDIS, aged care, healthcare and national defence. So, we do take those challenges seriously." Chalmers explained that in the near term ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... of the federal budget, which also include counting more of the family home in the aged pension assets and residential aged care means tests. With Australia on course for 25 straight years of deficit, estimated to total about $50 billion a year by 2030 ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... year, increasing to $38 billion more per annum by 2050, which then provides a significant relief for the Age Pension, aged care and health. Briggs said that a reformed retirement system that is designed around the needs of retirees will provide them ...

Economic landscape spurs advice model rethink

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... as budgeting and cashflow management, debt, superannuation, tax, Centrelink, retirement planning, estate planning and aged care, Desktop Broker found. Additionally, advisers are increasing the provision of financial education, goal setting and strategic ...

Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... repairing the budget are top of the list. "By that, I mean strengthening Medicare, better pay and higher standards of aged care, bolstering our national security, combatting entrenched disadvantage, taking some of the sting out of electricity bills and ...

Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... found, an early childhood educator with three children could have as much as a 6.5% boost to their super savings while an aged care professional with two children could see her super get an additional 4.2% at retirement. Meanwhile, a mother with two ...

Prime Super appoints new board directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... manage the hard-earned retirement savings of more than 135,000 members from the agriculture, recruitment, healthcare, aged care, education and other industries," Alexander said. "It's an exciting time to join Prime Super and the fund is in a strong position ...

Financial advice among most qualified professions: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... Planners or Chartered Financial Advisers. A further 3% were CPAs, while just 1% of advisers have formal qualifications in Aged Care and one in 10 have specialist qualifications in economics. According to the review, Lifespan Financial Planning has the ...

Jameson TTB links with family office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... ability to add diversity to our current operations through exposure to transactions in alternative real estate such as aged care, data centres, self-storage, and childcare. Where traditionally we have been straight developers, we see a broader opportunity ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... It's not looking for extra expenditure, it's also recognising that there are financial pressures in terms of aged care and NDIS." "So instead of someone earning half a percent, or 1%, on their term deposit they are now earning 2%, it's a ...