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Super fund commits $20m for housing affordability

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... alleviate disadvantage. Twenty per cent of the apartments were allocated to "key contribution workers" such as nurses, aged care professionals, firefighters, ambulance officers, and those working in the not-for-profit sector. A further 20% were pre-sold ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... the Age Pension can provide. "They want to be able to have financial security in their old age to cover medical costs, aged care and general expenses." Despite the promising growth of account balances, the research found many Australians still face a ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... system of retirement". Taking the crowd through current trends such as shifting work patterns and Australia's growing aged care costs, the presenters also ran through several opportunities for potential reform. Simplifying the Age Pension, embedding ...

MAX awards recognise industry excellence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... Year Zurich Print Campaign of the Year - Consumer La Trobe Financial Print Campaign of the Year - Trade Challenger - Aged Care Campaign Product Launch of the Year Allianz Retire+ - Future Safe Public Relations Agency of the Year Honner Social Initiative ...

Retirement income review welcomed: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... review into retirement incomes in isolation is at risk of missing the point. In most developed countries healthcare, aged care and retirement income provision are partly funded by the state and partly funded by the individual, he wrote in a post. "At ...

Navigating the new Pensioners Loan Scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... opportunity to free up some equity that they have in their home. This may help bridge the funding gap while looking to secure aged care or while they await an ACAT assessment," Perri said. "The downside is that their estate often will be left to pay ...

Financial advice valued beyond returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... and sensible budgeting, making sure they're obtaining relevant government support and how they can optimise funding aged care arrangements in advance," Brown said.

Blue Sky adds executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... Alternative Investments has appointed a new chief financial officer. Justine Henwood joins the company from TriCare Aged Care, where she was also chief financial officer. She replaces Elizabeth Walker, who departed Blue Sky for personal reasons in March. ...

Healthcare property a buy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... public and private health system, which provides many opportunities for investment, including hospitals, medical centres, aged care assets and ancillary assets such as pathology labs." Smith pointed out healthcare needs are only likely to increase with ...

Retirement funder partners with ME Bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... ends meet as they age." Home equity for example, can also be used to fund in-home care and support the transition to aged care, he said, adding this approach also enables the transfer of home equity between generations to fund first-home buyers' deposits ...