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Challenger buoyed by annuities, boutiques

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
The guaranteed income streams provided by annuities continue to prove popular with Australian retirees post GFC, with Challenger Financial Services posting another record quarter for its annuities' business. In figures released yesterday, Challenger ...

Retirees short on yield

Australian retirees are struggling to find quality long term, high yield products to fund their retirement as domestic and overseas share markets continue their strong performance, according to a Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) report. ...

Village People

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... the USA to relocate considerable distances from their family home in their retirement years." By contrast Australian retirees prefer to remain close to the old neighbourhood and their families, friends and the local doctor. Major pressure points in Australia ...

CPA Australia and SEQUAL team up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... courses. The more education each intermediary has, the higher the quality of assistance being provided to Australian retirees."

SEQUAL defends advisers on reverse mortgages

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... incentive to drive adviser sales. "Reverse mortgages have helped improve the retirement lifestyles of a number of Australian retirees, and unwarranted criticism should not deter asset rich retirees from enjoying the retirement lifestyle they want," said ...

Super hype is working: AXA

... the internet (retirees category), Australia ranked second to the US, spending seven hours per week online. "Australian retirees are recognizing the benefits of the internet, and preferring to google rather than garden these days," said Emery. The report ...

ANZ to offer Over Fifty Group reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... very bright for the reverse mortgage industry. It is very quickly being accepted as a mainstream option for Australian retirees to consider." Martin, an advocate for the reverse mortgage sector, also said that the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) ...

Retirees to keep working and leave nothing for the kids

... commentator, Bernard Salt, said, "Retirement is not about staying at home and doing nothing. More and more Australian retirees want to travel and take up hobbies - activities they didn't have time for when working." AXA general manager of sales and marketing ...

Home loans group calls on government to support reverse mortgage

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2004
The federal government should consider helping Australian retirees with inadequate superannuation by supporting reverse mortgages, a specialist home loans group said today. Bluestone Equity Release, a subsidiary of non-conforming lender Bluestone Group ...

Study shows many Australian retirees on low incomes

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The majority of retired Australians are living on no more than $320 per week, but that hasn't deterred people from leaving work years before the traditional retirement age, a study released yesterday found. Figures that validate growing concern in Canberra ...
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