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Age Pension changes looming

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... savings and superannuation balances, for a more comfortable retirement," DSS said. The average life expectancy for Australians was 57-years-old in 1909 when the Age Pension was introduced, compared to today's estimate of 83-years-old.

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... new tax is a direct attack on jobs and growth, not just a tax on the five largest banks. It is a tax that will hit Australians by hurting investment and could have unintended consequences. This new tax is not a well thought out policy response to a public ...

Vale John O'Connell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... advice," the Group said. "To fulfil John's vision to support advisers in efficiently providing investment advice to more Australians, we will be integrating our automated advice offering into our leading wealth platform so advisers can incorporate robo-advice ...

NAB sells trustee business to IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... trustee business, Australian Executor Trustees (AET). "This acquisition demonstrates our commitment and belief that all Australians should have access to professional trustee services as part of their wealth planning to support their financial independence ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... to increase funding to the venture capital sector beyond its current $120m investment," Yasser El-Ansary said. "All Australians can benefit from the technological revolution through their super funds." The report points to the success of renal and fibrotic ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
The five-year performance gap between not-for-profit and retail funds has narrowed to 130 basis points, according to Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. While the one-year gap to April 2017 widened to 70 basis points, overall retail funds have performed ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... than men, new insights show. A new report from Vanguard analysing data from Sunsuper's membership of over one million Australians shows that 60% of members making non-concessional, after-tax contributions to their superannuation over the five years to ...

Value of advice still unclear: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Australians are still dissuaded by the cost of seeking financial advice, despite those that receive financial advice being 21% more likely to have greater piece of mind. A whitepaper from IOOF found the benefits of advice must outweigh the cost in order ...

Education key in combatting elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Seniors Wealth can also be tailored for CPD Accreditation. Separately, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is reminding Australians to stop and think before giving their personal details or hard-earned money to scammers this tax time. Assistant Commissioner ...