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Age and marriage trigger retirement planning: AXA

... financial services providers take note. Single women and single men aged 40 to 55 years suggested they wanted retirement planning advice from a non-intimidating source. All male focus groups did not think superannuation was their best investment option ...

Financial planners apply within: Westpac

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... Westpac is looking to recruit healthily as it seeks to underpin its planner network to meet demand for super and retirement planning. With the Australian demographic tilting more and more heavily towards the pre-retirement and retiree end of the spectrum ...

FPA announces Value of Advice Awards 2006

... inaugural Value of Advice Awards 2006. There are four main categories namely 'wealth accumulation', 'post-retirement planning and management', 'low income planning' and 'pre-retirement planning'. The national winners are: Philippa Elliott CFP, Epic Adviser ...

Budget reforms exacerbate risks for Gen L: Asteron

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
... the problem of 85+ year olds outliving their savings by taking away "in-built disciplines". "The Budget made retirement planning simpler, but has taken out the in-built discipline that existed in limiting how much retirees would spend each year." "The ...

Skandia adds flexibility with non-commutable pensions and TAPs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... head of investments at Skandia, said, "The introduction of NCAPs is one of the most exciting innovations in retirement planning since the introduction of the allocated pension itself. "This represents a great opportunity for advisers to assist their ...

Seniors Week reminds planners to get in early

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
New South Wales Seniors Week, running from 2-9 April, has seen renewed calls for advisers to ramp up retirement planning for their clients, starting earlier and planning for longer. Financial services provider Asteron's head of technical services, Louise ...

ASIC launches TAP calculator

... and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a new term allocated pension (TAP) calculator to assist in retirement planning, while at the same time upgrading its superannuation calculator. The TAP calculator will be relevant for people who are expecting ...

Trust creates new para-planning management role

... created and filled the new role of technical services and para-planning manager, adding to the financial and retirement planning team. Victoria Silva, former business development manager of Spectrum Super, will be responsible for adding technical and ...

Super splitting to go ahead in new year

... initiative, with IFSA Deputy CEO, John O'Shaughnessy, saying it recognised the fact that most couples approach retirement planning together and will help balance their joint contributions. "IFSA has long supported the principle that couples should be ...

ASIC calculator adds up allocated pension fees

... a number of retirement income products to help make independent choices on fees, investment strategies and retirement planning. ASIC's executive director of consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, said the calculator seeks to make retirement saving choices ...