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van Eyk reviews equity income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Research house van Eyk has reviewed the Australian equity income sector for the first time following growing retiree interest in the strategy. The research firm stated equity income managers should seek to deliver, at a minimum, two per cent above the ...

Pensioners power unplugged

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
The angry reaction of pensioner groups to last week's Federal Budget highlights how crucial superannuation will be to taking the fiscal edge off aged care benefit entitlements. The government, seemingly caught offguard by the criticism, has said a review ...

Banks enjoy mortgage windfall, sort of

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... features. ABN Amro's director of reverse mortgages, Martin Lynch, said reverse mortgages have established their place in the retiree finance market and demand will continue to grow. "The need has not gone away," he said. Lynch said ABN Amro's sales of ...

Money for Living practice is not RM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... director, said a reverse mortgage allowed seniors who own their home to borrow against the equity. In a reverse mortgage, a retiree maintains ownership of their home at all times and no repayments are required during the loan term with interest and fees ...

CSRF puts faith in the ballot box

... election of the Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) drew eight nominations this year, including one from a retiree with no previous trust directorship experience. CSRF is a rarity in the super fund sector in that it draws its trustee board ...

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

Annuity and insurance heavyweights took centre stage at the Plan For Life / AFA Life Company of the Year 2007 Awards held in Sydney yesterday. CommInsure won the two top accolades, 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider ...

UBS and Genworth tap income-for-life market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
UBS Global Asset Management has teamed up with Genworth Financial to embark on a new venture catering to the employer-sponsored retirement plan segment in the US. UBS and retirement income solutions provider Genworth recently announced its agreement ...

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 ...