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Investors rush for capital protected loans

... increases likely over the next two years, Robertson said investors still need to be wary of the risks. "People should always budget to allow for that. We don't recommend people overborrow. The amount that you should borrow should be totally dependent ...

Costs of multiple super too hard to address: max Super

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... "We look forward to seeing the government pass the legislation bringing in the portability changes proposed in the recent budget, but in the meantime it is still way too hard for most people to get their super sorted." In response, max Super has initiated ...

Sunsuper sets out to educate employers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... maximise benefits for their employees. "Employers also need to know what's relevant on the legislative front. The Federal Budget announced plans to simplify and streamline the superannuation system to improve retirement income and increase incentives ...

Govt moves on bankruptcy super shield

... sums above $10,000 may be accessed by the Bankruptcy Trustee. On a separate but related note, Treasurer Costello's recent Budget plans proposing the removal of the reasonable benefit limit (RBL) as at July next year, might also have a positive flow-on ...

Financial planners apply within: Westpac

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... on their future standard of living." Westpac said that, particularly after the proposed changes to super in this year's Budget, demand for quality advice was on the rise. In order to meet this demand quality resources needed to be secured. Herman explained ...

Interest rate rise bad news for super contrib increase proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
... struggling to pay off their home are financially going backwards, despite the generous tax cuts directed their way in the last Budget. A hike in mortgage repayments from the May interest rate rise has seen most, if not all, of their July 1 Budget bonus ...

FinLit website goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
The Financial Literacy Foundation has finally launched its long awaited UnderstandingMoney website. UnderstandingMoney.gov.au is the public face of the Financial Literacy campaign that has transfixed the financial services, and in particular superannuation ...

BT appoints new head of Super Solutions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
... well as Gary's focus on improving the customer experience, as being critical as we move into the new super landscape post Budget 2006." Cox has been mandated to grow the Super Solutions business and provide market-leading customer service, beginning ...

ASIC plays educator on the radio

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a six part radio series, Your Money, designed to help consumers distinguish genuine financial opportunities from scams. "Consumers are often dazzled by offers of high returns from ...

Thou shalt inherit an empty piggy bank

It's not just the hyena laugh or the eye twitch. A new study has found that parents tend to pass their bad money habits to their children too. A survey of 1,125 Australians conducted by a company that makes money box containers, Money Ed Box, has found ...