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New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007

... reverse mortgage broker network Fortus launched today, offering what it called a 'strict code of conduct' to safeguard retirees considering a reverse mortgage. Comprised of more than 40 brokers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia ...

Stay out of residential investments: APN

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007

... has never been associated with high and secure income returns which are especially important for the growing number of retirees," he said. When capital growth loses momentum, he said, residential property does not deliver relatively high, diverse and ...

Simpler Better Super booklet hits mail boxes

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007

... Costello. In a welcome break from tradition in financial services, the booklet contains no photographs of men in suits or retirees walking hand-in-hand along beaches. The Simpler Better Super campaign coincides with the Australian Taxation Office also ...

Sg CPF increases min member limits

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007

The A$96 billion Singapore Central Provident Fund (CPF) has increased the minimum sum (MS) that retirees must leave in the scheme to fund their pension. The new MS is now A$130,000, up 5 per cent, which the CPF said should be sufficient to ensure that ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007

... absence of consistent national regulation covering brokers, the RMC accreditation provides an additional safeguard to retirees who need confidence brokers will act with the same high standards that SEQUAL requires of its lender members.

Retirement banking comes of age

Retirees aged over 60 can now access their superannuation money easily and tax-free after ING Australia and ANZ launched a pension-linked cash account that works like an ordinary bank account. Called the ANZ Prime Cash Management Account (Prime CMA) ...

Deutsche Xenon leveraged hedge fund recommended

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007

... investors with low marginal tax rates at the time of fund maturity (four years), such as self-managed super funds or retirees. All returns will be delivered to investors as a dividend at maturity, which will be treated as income.

New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007

... contributions. The New Jersey Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, which covers about 155,000 current teachers and 65,000 retirees, is part of New Jersey's public sector pension system, America's ninth largest, with reported assets of US$79 billion. However ...

Bad will hunting

... Trust's head of estate planning, Jennifer McMillan, said that the new legislation brings a lot of benefits to future retirees but has not necessarily simplified retirement strategies. For example, allowing those aged over 60 to draw down their funds ...

CPA Australia and SEQUAL team up

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007

... courses. The more education each intermediary has, the higher the quality of assistance being provided to Australian retirees."

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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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