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Advisers can fill aged care demand gap: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... outcome and a lack of certainty and control over the quality and cost of the care received," he said. David added Australians tend to seek aged care advice after a medical event or crisis, but this is often too late and their options are limited.

Planners preferred over super for wealthier retirees: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Financial planners are significantly preferred over super funds as a source of retirement advice for Australians with account balances over $100,000, according to Investment Trends research. Overall, the research found that Australians are most inclined ...

CBA purchase shifts AIA Australia executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
AIA Australia has appointed a new chief of people and culture to oversee its Australian and New Zealand workforce, a direct result of acquiring the Commonwealth Bank life insurance business. The newest addition to AIA Australia's executive team is Charlotte ...

Older Aussies failing to account for longevity risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... greater vulnerabilities than men and a preference of protection in the superannuation option," the report states. "Australians currently appear to be hoping for the best but will certainly need help in planning for the worst," McCallum writes. The study ...

Advisers flock to IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... Advice Academy remains fully subscribed and shows our commitment to improving the quality of financial advice for all Australians." In the second quarter of the 2018 financial year, IOOF achieved positive net flows of $895 million in FUMA - an increase ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... needed to maintain their current lifestyles - let alone address the looming longevity gap as more and more mature age Australians are living longer," Tynan said. "These clients may need to consider downsizing the family home and moving to smaller premises ...

Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... economy. The prospect of longer lives (while, of course, welcome) leads to financial adequacy and certainty concerns for Australians," DST said. "The growing number of retirees creates an increasing funding and social support issue for government. Superannuation ...

Lead portfolio manager named for new international LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... on Geoff Wilson Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove said Australia Day was a day "to recognise inspiring every-day Australians whose selflessness and determination to help others makes Australia a better a place." "Recognition is so important, and we ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Oxfam Growing Gulf Between Work and Wealth paper found Australia's richest 1% had more wealth than the bottom 70% of Australians combined. The widening gap has reached a 20-year high. Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report forecasts the number of millionaires ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... markets as benign are beginning to worry. The potential for a housing market crash is also front of mind for many Australians, with pockets showing signs of a bubble. "Oversupply of apartments, regulatory restrictions on lending for investment property ...