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Reverse mortgages stumped by slump

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... financial planners is critical to ensuring the reverse mortgage market emerges as a genuine retirement product option for Australians". Dell also said increased planner involvement meant continued strong education standards.

Simpler Super needs tune-up: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's Simpler Super reforms have made positive inroads in enabling Australians to understand superannuation but further improvements are needed, according to a report by Zurich Financial Services. While the 'Simplified Superannuation ...

Super fund inflows reach record highs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
Australians pumped record sums into their superannuation funds over the June quarter, with $72 billion in total inflows marking the largest quarterly increase in history, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA ...

A third of over 55s will never retire: Citibank

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... Sol Encel, honorary research associate at the Social Policy Research Centre, University of NSW, said, "Whilst many Australians have good intentions to work during retirement, it is, in most cases, an unreal expectation. The majority of Australians aged ...

Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
Recent spectacular growth has pushed eight Australian superannuation funds into the Global 300 list, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey. Local funds grew at 68 per cent per annum in local currency terms over a three-year period, while US funds grew ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
InvestmentLink's latest super choice index confirms that funds without either very strong distribution networks or powerful brands able to attract self-directed investors will struggle to gain momentum under super choice. The report is based on InvestmentLink's ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

Who is managing your money? According to a new report, more than a third of household names in Australian equities fund management lost a key portfolio manager or analyst in the last seven months, changing the balance of power and muscle in the local ...

Pre-retirees map out uncertain future: FSS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
Almost one-third of Australians are planning to ease themselves into retirement through part-time work, according to a First State Super survey. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said discovering how their members intended to approach ...

Get financial advice on the web

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... ninemsn website. RateCity executive chairman, Andrew Willink, said, "The site has a bright future with almost half of Australians 25-34 using the internet to source information to help them make financial information." Jo-Anne Bloch, Financial Planners ...

DIY fund insurance more tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Australians are better off holding insurance policies through a self-managed super fund because of the tax advantages, according to Adelaide-based Cavendish Superannuation Fund. Andrew Hamilton, joint managing director of the super fund, said, "It can ...