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Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... paper discusses potential partial protection (up to a cap) from the Age Pension means test for amounts accessed under home equity release schemes and downsizing. It also discusses regulatory protection for the elderly to help prevent financial abuse. ...

Seniors react to Commission's retirement housing idea

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... to allow retirees to make better use of their housing wealth. The institute will soon issue its own policy paper on home equity that will contain specific policy recommendations dealing with the release of part or all of the equity stored in family homes ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Australia's older home owners could achieve a modest retirement living standard by drawing on their home equity according to a Productivity Commission report released today. The report, Housing Decisions of Older Australians, suggests most older Australians' ...

Retirees can increase their withdrawal rate: Milliman

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... risk of not maintaining that withdrawal rate and there might be a number of reasons behind that such as access to home equity or maybe they're going to inherit some funds later in retirement - there could be a whole bunch of reasons," he said. "The way ...

Govt should support pensioner reverse mortgage access: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... loan valuation limits and guarantees pensioners will never be forced to sell their home. "Unlocking $625 billion of home equity controlled by age pensioners has the potential to be the solution to the rising cost of the age pension as well as reducing ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... who own sufficient equity in their home are able to borrow the equivalent of their age pension secured against their home equity. The loans are repaid either on the sale of the property or on the death of the loan recipient. The TAI said this makes the ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... exposure in the face of concerns about the direction of the Australian economy looming and the need to address a heavy home equity bias. Henderson will also offer two global fixed income strategies, one with a total return objective, and the other with ...

Domacom app linked to next-gen RM product launch

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... delivering professional development programs that help consumers make properly informed decisions about accessing their home equity wealth. He expects Domacom's second generation products - currently under development - to meet unfulfilled demand for ...

Margin lending suffers from adviser misconception

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... vote with higher interest rates (46%) and risk of margin calls (42%) rounding out the top three. The stability of home equity loans scored 35% of the vote with line of credit being easier to organise earning 22% of respondents vote. Investment Trends ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... loans are tied to the Libor rate plus a few percentage points. Interest rates on other forms of lending - business and home equity lines of credit, small business loans and student loans - are also based on Libor. This came about as a result of the 'advances' ...