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Investors at risk of disengaging from advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... younger investors' levels of satisfaction with the technical ability of their financial adviser, compared to the other age brackets. "Perceptions of trust and reliability have also declined much more for younger investors than for other age groups, and ...

Blue-collar workers shun advice: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... high-cost financial products such as high-interest credit cards or loan providers. As a result, people in low income brackets can experience exacerbated financial stress by being unable to service these high interest loans/credit." The study recommended ...

More tailored advice for baby boomers: Salt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... articulation of that market," said Salt, adding that there are currently over two million Australians within the 60's life brackets with this number to rise significantly in the next ten years. "This is a growth bracket, and this is the demography you ...

A fresh take on deductible contributions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... individual tax rates and fund tax rates. The level of co-contribution could be graduated according to applicable tax brackets to ensure the value of the tax concession was appropriate to the individual's income. Shirlow points out that this approach ...

ING opens up alternatives

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... "Clients are becoming more sophisticated, and there is demand for different tools and products to suit different age brackets and different needs," Mr. Kan said. "For many investors, particularly those approaching retirement, this will provide potential ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... otherwise notes that ageism could be the new sexism in Australia with a concentration of the workforce moving to lower age brackets despite the nationwide call for skills. The ABS has just released lending finance figures which record that over the October ...

MLC launches into after-tax reporting

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... tax once redeemed." Reflecting this focus, MLC will also report after-tax returns for those on low, medium and high tax brackets, as well as on a superannuation tax rate of 15 per cent. Chief investment officer, Michael Clancy, said many investment managers ...

Don't drink coffee, make more than $160,000

... hundreds of thousands tomorrow. "What people need to recognise is that small changes, even for those in the lowest salary brackets can have a sizable impact on retirement savings with minimal compromise on lifestyle." Michelle Baltazar

Superannuation changes will spark salary review: Mercer

... packaging - particularly for lower income earners - will need to be restructured," he says. "The increase in the tax brackets will reduce the benefit of packaging for employees earning less than $70,000 a year for 2004-05 and $80,000 for 2005-06 and ...

Pressure mounts on coalition for tax reform

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... accountants and business groups in calling for an end to bracket creep. Rising wages pushing workers into higher tax brackets is estimated to reap the government between $1 billion and $3.5 billion a year, which could be stopped by linking tax thresholds ...