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Nikko AM supports climate change agenda

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The $310 billion asset manager is supporting global investor efforts to address climate change through The Investor Agenda. Nikko Asset Management (Nikko) said it was supporting efforts towards commitment to the four areas of impact under The Investor ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... a household income of less than $100,000 a year and have total assets of less than $387,500 - the lowest threshold for the Age Pension. "If that's good enough for the Government to say that these people should be receiving full support, then that's ...

Zurich helps advisers quantify cost of care

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... cancer, for example, is $126,280 for individuals aged between 15 and 64. One in three will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75, while one Australian will suffer a heart attack every 10 minutes. This piece of research will help advisers move ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... levels of education than young men. As of 2017, the ABS shows 45% of women attained a bachelor's degree or higher by the age of 30 - only 32% of men did so. After graduating, women started off on a median full-time salary of $59,000. For men it was ...

AI Group pushes back against super gender gap reforms

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... added that for many women the benefits of a higher superannuation balance on retirement would be "significantly diluted by the age pension assets and income tests." The lobby group's comments come after many in the superannuation industry welcomed ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
On the back of the aged care Royal Commission recently announced, financial advisers should delve deeper into the retirement living conversation with clients, according to a technical services expert. Speaking at yesterday's Challenger Financial ...

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... added that women currently retire with an average of 47% or $85,000 less super than men. Women are also more dependent on the Age Pension than men.

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
A prominent law firm believes elder financial abuse should form one of the main issues to be examined at the newly established Royal Commission in to the aged care sector. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers welcomed the Federal Government's intention to establish ...

Freedom sold life insurance to intellectually disabled man: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Freedom Insurance sold life insurance to an intellectually disabled man, and only cancelled the policy after several instances of correspondence with his family, the Royal Commission heard yesterday. Giving testimony at the second day of life insurance ...

Industry funds launch account matching initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
Several industry superannuation funds are teaming up to consolidate multiple accounts estimated to save members $100 million per year. The cross-fund matching initiative will see 18 industry funds consolidate 500,000 low balance, inactive accounts. ...