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Aviva covers risky jobs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... motorcycle couriers. Income Daily Living is also available to non-working or part time working spouses taking care of their children. Aviva will provide a benefit of up to $5,000 per month in the event of the insured not being able to perform two out ...

Decimal offers $5 financial health check

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... alternative risk levels, investment options and the find out the impact of future events such as unemployment or having children for existing and prospective clients.

Four Bad 'Bers'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... November, the painful truth is that the de-leveraging and cleansing process is far from over. Investors, like starry-eyed children turning into grown-ups, will discover that Santa is not real and that their stockings remain filled with toxic debts. This ...

Zurich urges superannuation reform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... that income streams cannot be paid to non-dependants," said Dimitri Diamantes, Zurich technical services manager. "Adult children, for example, even if they fit into one of the categories, are not entitled to receive the death benefit as an income, however ...

Aviva grants free child life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... than 58,000 existing Aviva customers are set to benefit from its decision to provide free automatic life insurance for children who experience a defined critical illness. The Child Income Benefit and Child Support Benefit are available under parents' ...

Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... market volatility. There is also a child advancement version available to investors who wish to establish a fund for their children's future school fees and expenses.

Tax free pension not without trade-offs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... pension is great [because they can] make a non concessional contribution within the cap and when they die their adult children won't pay tax," he said. "[However] some members may be doing themselves a disservice by invoking this strategy." For example ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... things go hand in hand if we want the best outcome for mothers". Reynolds said time out of the paid workforce to raise children comes at a huge cost to mothers, with a six year career break costing the average wage earner upwards of $77,000 in lost retirement ...

FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... to support teachers using the package though he added that parents also need to play a major role in educating their children about finance. Martin Fahy, chief executive of Finsia, warned however that financial literacy programs should not be relied ...

Planner To-Do list post Budget

... (FHSA) could be a good entry point for planners wanting to carve a relationship or service their client's 20-something children. "There'll be a whole new suite of products available from 1 October on the FHSA. It's a very good opportunity for planners ...