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Clients want commissions - AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... well current commissions are received and the possibility of an opt-in process. According to results, the majority of Australians would prefer to lose their current life insurance coverage and remain unprotected rather then pay an upfront fee, while ...

Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... business. That's the reason the Government's aspiration is to reduce the level of tax faced by the vast majority of Australians." Say what??? All I heard was blah, blah, blah, tax cut, blah, blah, tax cut. Guess that's good enough for me. It'll keep ...

Retirement savings shortfall worsens: IFSA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... undertaken by Rice Warner Actuaries showed Australians face a massive savings shortfall that would see the majority of Australians struggling to maintain their quality of life in retirement. The savings gap has widened from $26,000 per person to more ...

Education drag hits super savings: GESB

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
The majority of Australians believe it is their own responsibility to fund their retirement - but less than half feel the need to educate themselves about super, new research shows. West Australian fund GESB has found a disconnect between how accountable ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... the event, who said the government's agenda is to design ways to extend the benefits of advice to the majority of Australians who right now can't afford it. "We are very keen to increase Australians' access to low cost advice," said Senator Sherry. To ...

Divide super for members: Rainmaker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... features of occupational superannuation, employees should be assigned into default super funds built for the majority of Australians who want a small number of low cost set and forget options," he said. "At the same time, for those that want it and are ...

New dynamics, new realities: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... source a good portion of their labour force from these third world regions. "Thirty or 50 years from now, majority of Australians will take their origins from countries other than the UK, Scotland and other European countries." And these Australians ...

Industry funds have mass appeal: Chant West

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... Fryer. "For someone that is self service and doesn't have a lot of financial expertise, and that's the majority of Australians, then those funds are the way to go." He said those requiring daily unit pricing, flexible insurance cover and greater investment ...

Consumer confidence plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... to concerns about increases in the cost of living. The growing negative sentiment is accompanied by a majority of Australians now feeling economic growth prospects for the year ahead are likely to deteriorate. The gloomier consumer mood, if it translates ...

A third of over 55s will never retire: Citibank

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... Australians have good intentions to work during retirement, it is, in most cases, an unreal expectation. The majority of Australians aged 60 or older are unlikely to work. This is both a reflection of a desire by retirees to enjoy their later years in ...