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Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... 25 years in retirement by choosing an account-based pension. He said this additional capital could be used to cover aged care or health costs. "There has been a lot of market focus on annuities recently but this report really shows that the case for ...

Retirees still cautious about another GFC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... alright financially, one in five also expects to rely on Medicare and the government to provide for their health and aged care needs." What is worrying is that about 39% of retirees said they have no specific plan for expenses later in life. Less than ...

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... the last financial year, Challenger has launched a new product aiming to provide financial certainty for retirees in aged care. Releasing Challenger's full year results today, chief executive Brian Benari said Australia's aged care market was an attractive ...

Ipac head of technical services joins Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... team of nearly 50 advisers. This includes providing advice across tax, superannuation, insurance, succession planning, aged care, asset protection, estate planning and social security legislation. Lewis will report to Perpetual Private general manager ...

Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Rising aged care costs have left consumers confused and enquiries to advisers have "skyrocketed" recently, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services head of financial advice Craig Meldrum said. Speaking to Financial Standard, Meldrum said that since ...

Alternative income sources could benefit retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... bonds could be a good alternative to annuities or account based pensions in a context of low rates and new rules for aged care means-testing. Imputation bonds can provide an annuity-like payment stream with greater flexibility on the drawdown and frequency ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... which should include all the parts which make up the whole picture: super, the age pension, social security, housing and aged care systems. All of these need to be sustainable and considered holistically, not in isolation," Loane said. Industry super ...

Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... funds have made investments into three underlying companies in the specialist manufacturing, transport services and aged care industry sectors. The investment committee of the fund comprises chairman Rod McGeogh, managing director Michael Tobin, as well ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... particularly given other long-term budgetary pressures as the population ages, such as calls for higher spending on health and aged care, and relatively lower revenue from personal income taxes." The paper also warns repeatedly about "bracket creep" ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... retirement, as well as the development and delivery of income streams, retirement planning, social security payments, aged care and estate planning. It is aimed at administrators and contact centre staff working for the funds and service providers, product ...