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Industry pushes for super concessions for women

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... government is still not doing enough to bridge the gap between the superannuation of men and women. When a woman files for divorce, the gap widens between the two genders with research showing recently divorced women having around $40,000 in super while ...

Keep co-contributions: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
The $12 billion HESTA Super Fund puts the spotlight on women's super with its call for the Government to retain the super co-contribution scheme in the upcoming Federal Budget. HESTA's concern has been sparked by fears that next month's Federal Budget ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Divorced couples unwary of CGT pitfalls could be in for a world of tax pain without professional financial advice, said Centric Wealth. Couples looking to untie the knot can often make the most out of the capital gains tax rollover relief, however they ...

Sub-prime divorce binge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... to let them overlook their differences, are now untying the knot. A survey commissioned to investigate the sub-prime to divorce link revealed that partners are filing for divorce before the credit crunch eats away too much more of their potential capital. ...

Super choice overwhelms women

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... staggering 90 per cent of women in Australia have an annual income of less than $50,000 compounding the situation. Rising divorce rates meant women could no longer rely on their husbands for retirement income, either, said Linda Elkins, director of the ...

Bad will hunting

... nominations. This lack of understanding leads to people nominating non-dependants, failing to change nominations after divorce, and making the assumption that a beneficiary nomination is and will continue to be binding on the superannuation trustee," ...

Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
Shifting demographics and affordability are forcing young people to re-think their strategy for breaking into the housing market. According to a report published in this month's YourMortgage magazine, in recent years the once clear-cut picture of home ...

Hesta concerned women "hand over reins" in switch to self managed super

... leaving themselves very vulnerable in these self managed schemes." Of those issues the report explored, badly managed funds, divorce, separation and death of a partner were the main aspects, which Corby says drove home the importance of women being responsible ...

Study finds divorce significantly impacts wealth creation

AMP and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) have put together a research report revealing divorce has considerable financial consequences on the parties involved, affecting not only disposable income but also longer term wealth ...

AMP Financial Planning's 2005 initiatives

... packages called AdvicePlus solutions will provide advice based on a client's life event such as retirement, changing jobs, divorce, retrenchment, and borrowing for a home or starting a family. The development of the advice packages were driven by AMP's ...