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Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016

... reaching out to every type of consumer to help them with any aspect of their financial life including savings, insurance, Centrelink, superannuation, retirement and investments. Robo-advisers target only those lucky consumers with spare cash to invest ...

GPS Wealth launches advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE | MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016

... centralised location to meet the changing needs of investors and advisers, and comply with any future regulatory or Centrelink changes."

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

... advantages associated with investing in funeral bonds," Cooper said. "Investments of up to $12,250 are currently exempt from Centrelink and the Department of Veterans' Affairs income and assets tests, which means there can be important taxation and pension ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016

... suffering considerable and apparently unanticipated financial hardship." ACPSRO said there has been enough time for Centrelink systems to have accurate and easily accessed figures on the impact of the measure. ACPSRO has been waiting more than nine weeks ...

Energy Super ramps aged care advice

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016

... understanding of the aged care industry, aged accommodation choices, and the services provided by ACAT, Home Care, Centrelink and Veterans' Affairs. "For some of our members, there is an immediate need to understand the options available and the financial ...

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016

... pensioners are learning the scale of changes to their defined benefit schemes that sees cuts to exemptions for the Centrelink pension income test. In June last year the federal parliament introduced a 10% cap on defined benefit income that can be excluded ...

Aged care concerns top Challenger advice list

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015

... and fund aged care fees; treatment of the family home for aged care purposes; and impact of the recently legislated Centrelink changes on age pension benefits. Challenger's general manager advice services John Carnevale said many clients are unaware ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015

... aspect of the fund includes members having concerns about securing their retirement plan with far less reliance on Centrelink. Wade says there is a lot of interest in making sure members have tax effective arrangements in place and that they've got flexibility ...

Australians seeing Centrelink as "life insurance substitute"

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015

... many Australians don't understand the purpose of life insurance and see the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Centrelink as effective substitutes, suggests research commissioned by Zurich and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). ...

Challenger Care Annuity sales suspended

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014

... "The Department of Social Services is working with Challenger to ensure that investors are appropriately informed by Centrelink about this reassessment prior to any changes taking effect."

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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