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Baby boomers lag on retirement planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... will be able to rely on a family inheritance for long-term support and a further 40% are anticipating contributions from children will play a significant role. The majority of investors are saving an average of 12.1% of their annual income for later ...

Stamp duty axing treated with caution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... the first home savers initiative announced in last month's Federal Budget, willing parents can work together with their children to conceive of a long-term savings plan. "A number of our client's with children are thinking about assisting them financially ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... program' that helps small businesses grow, which has the flow-on effect of hiring more people, and will lead to their children gaining a better education - which ultimately has an overall positive impact for the community, she said. Rogers didn't specify ...

Worried parents prefer banks over stocks: Stockspot

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
Parents who are worried about housing affordability and their children's financial futures are choosing bank accounts over share investment portfolios as the preferred savings vehicle. A Stockspot report found 85% of parents worry their children will ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
Sandwiched between financial needs of adult children and elderly parents, pre-retirees (aged 50 plus) are in desperate need of financial advice or they risk retiring without adequate funds, warns REST Industry Super. In a new report the $40 billion ...

Wealth transfer poses advice business risk

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... financial advisers after inheriting wealth, hence wealth managers have no choice but to start bonding with their clients' children," Golba said.

Advice rated excellent: MLC survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... investments, superannuation, retirement or tax planning over the past two years; 90% have not received advice on financing their children's education despite fast-rising school fees and expenses. When asked about their wealth satisfaction level on a ...

CBA executive recognised for mentee commitment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... year's recipient has saved her mentee's life and has given her the tools to build a better future for herself and her children." Webber personally paid for her mentee's children to attend day care while their mother received vocational education and ...

Insurers: beware the double-edged sword of genetic testing

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... And that means that in some cases they don't take out insurance at all. This doesn't just affect them; it affects their children as well."

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... accused of using slave labour. The PRI said an investigation by Associated Press revealed that some of the workers were children who've said they work under the threat of violence. IFM Investors executive manager Chris Newton agreed the Act would provide ...