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Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Superannuation industry groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Perpetual Private Victoria told Financial Standard. Many of the female clients underwent a significant life event such as a divorce or separation, or the loss of a loved one. Some were used to their partners taking control of the finances and then thrown ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... Burkhalter, as a defendant and is seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from her as well, as the couple has since filed for divorce and the SEC is concerned that any settlement could see the transfer of misappropriated funds to her. "Drive Planning ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... benefiting from intergenerational wealth and Baby Boomer business transfers," the research said. "Together with higher divorce rates, especially among older generations, HNW women are often required to navigate wealth management, at times without prior ...

Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... scenarios, such as financial insecurity, emotional vulnerability, and disability among family members, as well as estrangement, divorce or separation, and blended families. "People often have limited knowledge about estate planning, which can make it ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... support benefits, aged care, retirement planning and estate planning. Interestingly, Source Wealth will also specialise in divorce and personal injury advice services. "Goals-based advice means valuing the number of goals and objectives that advice strategies ...

Marriage splits for Australia's richest

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... of marriage but said the decision would have no impact on their mining business. Unfortunately for Twiggy however, the divorce is set to reduce his paper wealth by 60%, taking him from the country's richest man to its eighth. Nicola Forrest's paper fortune ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... generally more support for the household, but it's not enough to live off by yourself. So, if the woman experiences divorce, they don't have an independent, efficient salary." The four-day work week essentially offers the best of both worlds ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... have purchased a home." At the same time, even if a woman finds a partner and can share the financial load, the rate of divorce has also grown over time. "Where it hits the hardest is when a woman is going through a divorce," Althaus says. "A woman might ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... confidence, manage their own finances and help those that have gone from a dual to a single-income household. "Separation and divorce tend to hit women harder than men with the average age of divorce being 38.5. At this age, many women have taken time ...