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First SEQUAL approved broker

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... they can assist their clients to make a fully informed decision and properly consider how they may impact pensions or Centrelink payments," said Murray. According to Kieren Dell, executive director of SEQUAL, the reverse mortgage market has more than ...

Compliance gets interactive: Vignette

... fraud detection." From banks to government bodies, Vignette is also instrumental to the way social security provider Centrelink is managing the volume of transactions it deals with daily. Pullen said, "One of the interesting things is that four years ...

MLC analyst bags 2006 Future Leaders Award

... more attractive. He wrote that the industry and the government could collaborate to launch new products, such as a 'Centrelink Pension Card' that would offer discounted water rates and cheap transport fees for retirees who opt for an income stream instead ...

RetireInvest to focus on aged care

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... of financial issues involved such as selling the family home, paying an accommodation bond and maximising potential Centrelink benefits. A financial adviser can help the family navigate the financial maze." RetireInvest has also established an alliance ...

Space-Time Research attracts VCs

... the world. Among its clients are the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Centrelink. Offshore clients include Statistics South Africa, Statistics Poland, Swiss Federal Statistics Office and the NZ Ministry ...

Bluestone making aged care bonds affordable

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... future," said Bluestone chief executive officer, Peter McGuinness. McGuiness also noted that recent changes to the Centrelink Assessment meant planners were able to generate better results for their retired clients, which may not necessitate a premature ...

FinLit website goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... version. It also directs consumers to a range of seminars around Australia offered by groups including ANZ, the ASX, Centrelink, the ICAA, IFSA, Mercer, the Salvation Army, the Smith Family, the Satisfac Credit Union, the Queensland Teachers Credit Union ...

More reverse mortgage protections needed: Mariner

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
... customer's pension entitlements, we also recommend that they speak with a Financial Information Service officer at Centrelink." Ireland said his organisation continued its committed to furthering awareness and empowering consumers. Mariner has just launched ...

Wait and see with annuities: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
... of the reasonable benefits limit (RBL), tax-free superannuation withdrawals as a lump sum or pension, more generous Centrelink asset test tapering and the removal of the 50 per cent asset test exempt rule for annuities and pensions purchased after 20 ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... scrapping the much-hated RBL, abolishing benefits taxation, opening co-contributions to self-employed, major easing of Centrelink restrictions around the interaction of super and social security payments, dramatic smoothing age-based contribution limits ...