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Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... who says that achieving balance can be "extremely difficult" for women. Years spent away from the workforce to raise children or care for other family members have contributed to lower superannuation balances, lower incidence of home ownership and overall ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... were cattle graziers and farmers, raising sheep and growing wheat and oats. Her father, the youngest in a family of 17 children, ran the business with his brothers. Her mother once worked as a teacher but helped run the farm when Helen was born, cooking ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... also spoke at the event, is seeing "fast track to inheritance" scenarios among families whereby parents live longer and children become increasingly "antsy" about their inheritance. Children have to wait until their parents turn 80 or 90-years-old before ...

SMSFA turns up the heat on franking debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... eventually force more people onto the Age Pension, and said many would use the money they had built up to give to their children before reverting to the pension. "It will force more people onto the Age Pension. If you are 60 in an SMSF with $1 million ...

Government carves out super deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... carve out of young people from group insurance would have had an impact on people in high-risk occupations and with young children. "There is clear evidence that insurance in superannuation is one of the most cost and tax-effective options to provide ...

Donations now accepted via Instagram

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... year, Facebook said users raised more than US$1 billion for non-profits as well as personal causes. For example, Save the Children, which helps 6.6 million children in crisis across 60 countries, raised $7.5 million through Facebook in two years. At ...

Robo-adviser launches high interest savings solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... offer only open to existing Stockspot clients at present. The option is expected to benefit SMSF investors, as well as children's savings accounts and older people looking for a better return on cash. Stockspot chief executive Chris Brycki said the current ...

Spriggy wins 2018 Best Fintech Startup Award: StartCon

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
A fintech business aimed at helping children develop good money habits won a major award at the 2018 Australasian Startup Awards. Spriggy was set up in 2015 by founders Alex Badran and Mario Hasanakos. Their main product is a pre-paid debit card for ...

ANZ Australia head to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... an extended, unpaid career break from January. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to take a career break. My children are of an age where we can go back to Sweden for an extended period and both my wife and I feel we owe them that opportunity," ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... outside of aged care facilities. "Not surprisingly, clients are seeking advice about establishing granny flats with their children or grandchildren, moving into a retirement village or land lease community and accessing home care as well as residential ...