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More Australians retire with big mortgages

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... homeowners between ages 55 and 64 that owe money on mortgages has tripled since 1990 - from 14% to 47%, according to the study from RMIT and Curtin University. The average mortgage debt-to-income ratio among those with mortgages has also blown out in ...

University to probe reverse mortgages

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... income. From July 1, they will be available to a wider set of Australians after changes from last year's budget. The new study is funded by the university and Household Capital, which provides retirement funding solutions to retirees. It will investigate ...

Advisers not prepared for exam: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... taking the exam in the first round are likely to be confident in their abilities, but haven't been given adequate time to study. They are due to sit the assessment at the end of the month. "I'm aware of a few people who are sitting the exam. ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... differential between the yield on US 10-year Treasuries and 3-month US bills - the best predictor of US recessions according to a study conducted by the Federal Reserves of Cleveland and New York - have gone more negative and by longer compared with ...

FPA moves to improve adviser mental health

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... midst of extraordinary change as a profession. Higher education standards are forcing many of us to go back to the books and study, which is not easy when you're running a business, a family, and volunteering in your community, like so many of our members ...

Active managers overcharge: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... financial advisers used to shelling out 111bps on average for an actively-managed Aussie equities fund. The results are from a study conducted by VanEck's Australian office, which mimics a 2016 study published in Financial Analysts Journal based ...

Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... current structure." "Any proposals that risk causing major upheaval for over a million people deserve careful considered study within an overall review of the Australian superannuation, taxation and retirement income systems. Key principles of such a ...

Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... efforts to improve pricing and underwriting efficiencies with the help of startups to make it possible, a new insurtech study shows. The second annual EY and Insurtech Australia report found almost three-in-four (72%) insurtechs are collaborating with ...

Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... research reveals the state that has the widest superannuation savings gap between male and female employees, at nearly 40%. The study by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees of large industry superannuation funds found ...

Compensation experts boost chief executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... ASX-listed companies that hire compensation consultants tend to boost the pay packets of its chief executives. The academic study, which analysed the top 500 public Australian companies, found 30% used a compensation consultant to provide a formal recommendation ...