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Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the deposit is ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... fires. The package includes waiving certain bank fees for those requiring urgent access to their funds, temporarily postponing home loan repayments, a one-off three month waiver form paying AMP life, total and permanent disability, trauma, income protection ...

Sophistication: More than money

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... relying on accounting certificates that declare the person to be a wholesale investor because of assets (most likely the family home), yet it is clear in dealing with the person they are not a sophisticated investor and have little understanding of finance." ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... and employees of the bank displaced from their homes access to cash and ongoing support. NAB customers who have lost their home can immediately access $2000 grants to help cover the costs of temporary accommodation, food and clothing. "I have heard the ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
What could have been a good start to the New Year for financial markets - the US and China are set to sign the "phase one" trade deal agreement on January 15 and Brexit has become less uncertain - marred by renewed war (the real war) tensions between ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
An $83 billion super fund is the pick of the bunch for wealthy Australians, according to new research from Roy Morgan. The research focused on identifying Australia's top premium brands and concluded that UniSuper was the fund of choice for the ...

Salaries of the rich and famous

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... shareholder dividends, thanks to her 50% stake in the business. That's a nice $610 million (£323 million) that Coates is taking home this financial year. According to Forbes, Coates is the 244th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $17.3 ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... to Hostplus chief executive David Elia. 10. Corporate, industry fund merge The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, merged with Equipsuper in October. DowASF is the corporate plan of Dow Chemicals Australia and ...

Super sector to dominate by 2034

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... capacity to provide access to investments (outside superannuation) for medium term savings such as providing for school fees or home deposits," Rice Warner said. It predicts a decline in the retirement segment from 31.5% of all assets to slightly less ...

Dealer group launches transition support service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... Partnership is designed to allow self-licensees to seamlessly navigate and embrace those elements of change." Lifespan is home to more than 180 financial advisers.