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Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australia's aged care system has released its final report. Fundamental changes to the way aged care is delivered and financed are proposed, including the move towards user pays. The Productivity Commission's ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... punish people for moving into care but protection, removing the negative outcomes when peoples pensions benefits and aged care system,' said Burwood. Shorten has called on older Australians and other interested stakeholders to comment on the proposals. ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Equity Trustees is preparing to acquire two niche aged care planning practices to target a new emerging class of clients, something it said the planning industry is not ready for. Equity Trustees (EQT) is in negotiations with planning practice, Paragon ...

Equity Trustees makes aged care bid

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Equity Trustees is set increase its capacity to provide post-retirement solutions with the acquisition of two aged care services businesses from Paragon Care. The sale of Lifetime Planning and Tender Living Care is due to be completed by the end of ...

FOFA opens estate planning doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
More advisers want to move into estate planning and aged care as fee-for-service reforms opens new business opportunities, according to OnePath. Adviser concerns and industry questions have been particularly focused on estate planning and aged care ...

GESB expands its board

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... advising governments, companies and superannuation funds in superannuation, employee benefits, investment consulting, aged care and finance and investment-related work will prove valuable to the fund. "I'm delighted to welcome Catherine to the Board. ...

Seniors question policy hold-up on retirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... no apparent overarching strategy was being established. "The Henry tax review, the Cooper superannuation review, even aged care reform, will have implications on retirement income planning but there isn't a retirement income policy that pulls all these ...

PC recommends govt-backed aged care equity release

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
A Productivity Commission draft report into aged care said there are a number of options to improve aged care funding including the establishment of aged care savings accounts, using superannuation benefits and encouraging the use of equity release ...

Aviiid prepares to launch fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... really great fit," said Marinchek of the fund. Marinchek said Aviiid has looked at some offshore senior housing and aged care assets and used its investment management capabilities for a debt fund, but is currently focused on the Australian market. In ...

Align preservation and retirement age: DoFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... address whether the comfortably off in the community (and their inheritors) should continue to have their health and aged care services subsidised to the current extent by taxpayers, many of whom are in less fortunate circumstances."