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Pentafin joins personal super crowd

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... of this new offering includes Ingevity's Longevity Insurance, a relatively new "income for life" concept which allows retirees to access their assets and select an investment profile that suits their needs - a different avenue from traditional annuity ...

Russell launches integrated super banking account

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... could access their pension funds anytime. Meanwhile, Linda Elkins, Russell Superannuation managing director, said modern retirees are likely to be accessing their super savings for 25 years beyond retiring and the enhancements now on offer with RPAP ...

RM advisers break through 1000 barrier

... professionals on whom seniors can rely," said SEQUAL's head of education, Kevin Conlon. "SEQUAL's RMC designation allows retirees to easily identify market practitioners who have the skills to be considered a trusted source of reliable information." ...

Collins challenges planner model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... would have passed you by." Financial advisories must modify the way financial advice is delivered to baby boomers or retirees to ensure they remain profitable in the future, said Sally Manion, ipac director and national head of financial planning. "Retiree ...

Pensioners power unplugged

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... concerns as it shows that food and housing costs make up one-third of pensioner household costs. Interestingly, self-funded retirees are not as sensitive to these same issues as food and housing only makes up one-quarter of their household costs. Indeed ...

Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

... and claims and, in annuity, new products that best serve the new longevity, savings and lifestyle profiles of today's retirees. "CommInsure's success at these annual awards has validated the hard work of our whole team over the past few years. But it ...

UBS and Genworth tap income-for-life market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... void left by the closing and freezing of defined benefit pension plans, a primary source of income for many American retirees. Subject to regulatory approval, the new benefit will allow 401(k) participants to withdraw give per cent of their highest annual ...

SEQUAL calls for better RM literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Reverse mortgage peak body, SEQUAL, is calling for government support to educate retirees on the benefits of reverse mortgages after a survey revealed 60 per cent of retirees do not understand them. Retail Finance Intelligence (RFI) interviewed 1000 ...

Skandia extends services to retirees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
Skandia has developed a new wholesale retirement product, Wholesale Retirement Solutions, which covers the accumulation, transition to retirement and income stream phases for retiring investors at wholesale fees. Skandia Wholesale Retirement Solutions ...

One in three retirees don't review plan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Almost one third of Australians in retirement have not re-assessed their retirement strategy, according to an AXA survey. The AXA survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research included 309 phone interviews to working Australians aged 25 and over and 319 phone ...