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Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... early and have children earlier, she said. They also have a shorter working life and the majority (98%) end up receiving the Age Pension once they retire. Campo said about 80% of members work in a high risk commercial construction environment, and the ...

Efficiency and transparency drive client satisfaction during life claims: Beddoes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... week. According to the report, less than four in 10 senior Australians are satisfied with the application process for the Age Pension, with 88% of the 4500 respondents indicating they were dissatisfied with the forms and processes involved in applying ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
Difficulties in applying for the Age Pension headline a Retirement Essentials report about the challenges confronting older Australians dealing with Centrelink. The report - produced by National Seniors Australia and commissioned by Retirement Essentials ...

New campaign combats elder financial abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
Several organisations are joining a new campaign to help tackle elder financial abuse. The Australian Banking Association, National Seniors, Council on the Ageing, Older Persons Action Network and the Financial Services Union are calling on state governments ...

Chief economist update: Trade war and peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring ...

Advisers must tread carefully on PLS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... Human Services. The scheme was expanded as part of the Federal Budget earlier this year, allowing all those eligible for the Age Pension to receive payments of up to 150% of the maximum entitlement, minus their pension. Currently, only part-rate pensioners ...

Technical Services Forum looks at tax and aged care

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... challenges she presented to the audience was to figure out if a couple's situation made them "illness separated couple". The Age Care Act doesn't define what qualifies as an "illness separated couple" and cases are assessed individually, she ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... adults aged 40-59 are now the most pessimistic demographic when it comes to retirement. According to the research, 39% of the age group registered little to no retirement confidence, while a further 49% didn't think they had enough money for retirement. ...

Big data's big retirement benefits

DARREN SNYDER, STEPHEN FAY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management says big data is allowing retirement income products to be better customised to the individual and more dynamic in managing retiree spending. The asset manager has designed a solution in the US, assisted by retiree data ...

Socio-emotional wealth key to keeping business in the family: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... succession plan from current to future leaders in place, but added this usually occurred because the current leader was under the age of 55. About 8% planned to sell their business, and had no reason to create a succession plan, while 63% had either ...