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Australia's second SBB hits $10m target

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... bond went on the market in August. The new service, which will focus on reducing the number of family breakdowns and children placed in the foster care system in New South Wales, is due to open this week. The SBB is the second of its kind in Australia. ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... daughter asked me this during two Sunday dinners ago.A My first instinct was to say "of course" to my only girl among four children (yes four) - now you gentle readers know how much consumer spending my family contributes to the Australian economy). ...

In estate planning, beware of remarried clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... When working on the wills of this kind of clients, advisers consider current spouses, former spouses and multitudes of children according to Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers. "Great care must be taken not to set the estate up for a later claim ...

Wealthy parents fear kids can't handle family fortune

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Almost three-fifths of wealthy parents lack confidence in their children's ability to handle a large financial inheritance, according to a recent survey from Bank of America private wealth subsidiary U.S. Trust. The private bank asked 711 Americans ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... kind.A Make him suffer first, much more than the barbaric torture he inflicted indiscriminately on Syrian men, women and children. Now that I've got that out of my system, let's get back to the issue at hand.A Equity investors are in retreat over the ...

Gina Rinehart offers olive branch

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has written to her two children, making an offer which she hopes will bring their litigation to an end, a court has heard. Ms Rinehart's barrister, David Russell QC, told the Supreme Court on Monday that the "open letter" ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... with it as we can," he said. O'Leary is currently addressing the case of a single woman with breast cancer who has four children and a partner in jail for a serious crime. "We are looking at everything, from lost super to life insurance, counseling for ...

Women without kids still at super disadvantage

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Women amass substantially less super than men, regardless of whether or not they have children, according to a new research paper by the Australian Institute. The paper, entitled 'What's choice got to do with it?' found that even if women work full ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... making it a real challenge for young Australians to enter the housing market and this is one of the main reasons why adult children are staying at home for longer. It is also encouraging them to think about where else to invest their money so they are ...

Women hit with double burden on retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... it comes to accumulating superannuation savings for their retirement, as they not only take a break from work to have children but also take on the role of caring for their parents later in their life. "Women are being hit with a double burden," Equity ...