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Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... of the Liberals' $258.6 million package for a "range of measures that will enhance the standard of living of older Australians." The government has also set aside $20 million over next five years to amend the pension means test rules. "[This is] to encourage ...

FASEA consultation could sway retirement outcomes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... Retirement. At the framework's foundation, Challenger believes targeted financial advice is also needed to ensure older Australians experience the best possible outcomes in retirement. "FASEA will have an important responsibility to ensure that advisers ...

Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... dividend imputation." Versteege added the exemption would also apply to Newstart recipients. "This is important to older Australians who have not yet reached pension age and are long-term unemployed." SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... superannuation in a way that's convenient and personalised without the need for passwords. He said millennials and older Australians will likely be the first to embrace Talk to MLC. "The technology took us six weeks to develop and deploy, and we're in ...

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... hoping to raise more than $9 million to acquire a Queensland retirement village, providing affordable housing for older Australians receiving government assistance. Hamilton Asset Management is looking to raise $9.06 million via its residential property ...

Major banks overlooking elder abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... Riley said there are fears the other big banks will follow suit. When faced with new technology and change, older Australians will often put trust in a family member to help or take control of their banking thus putting them at greater risk of financial ...

Industry funds must renew aged care investment focus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
One of the top national lobby groups for older Australians has called for more involvement from industry superannuation funds in the aged care sector. At a roundtable hosted by Industry Super Australia and over 50s consumer group Council on the Ageing ...

No longer doing it for the kids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... income to avoid running out of money and, to pay for aged care and medical costs, is far more important for older Australians," Cooper said. Other factors that over-50s deem to be of greater importance include being able to afford aged care and medical ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The corporate regulator has formed an internal working group to address financial issues of older Australians. In its 2017-18 Corporate Plan, ASIC highlighted it will examine financial products and services provided to older Australians - especially ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... visit a financial adviser in the last five years did so for superannuation and retirement planning. It indicates older Australians were much more likely to seek advice than younger people, according to the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey. For those ...