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Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
A new study reveals that around $600 billion of home equity can be unlocked through structured equity release products, yet only a fraction has been used thus far. Deloitte's 2026 Australian Reverse Mortgage Survey - compiled in collaboration with Heartland ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Home equity release solutions may address the "asset-rich but cash-poor" issue transpiring across older generations who cannot get access to financial advice, Homesafe Wealth says. According to Homesafe the shrinking adviser numbers are contributing ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... accounting for fees, investors still access a lower cost of leverage than what's available through margin loans or home equity loans. Separately, Betashares has recently registered the Betashares Global Shares Ex US ETF. Gleeson declined to comment on ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... advice on key areas of retirement to consumers, like, estate planning, aged care, and the Age Pension, including the Home Equity Access Scheme. She noted that funds have little commercial incentive to offer advice in these areas, as they don't affect ...

Team Super finalises leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... marketing officer. Incidentally, Household Capital is a specialist retirement funding provider with long-term access to home equity to meet the needs of an ageing population. He worked there for over five years, arriving from AustralianSuper, where most ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... concern for younger Australians. "Building the financial confidence of retirees and finding better ways to unlock home equity would also empower more older Australians to support their kids," O'Malley said. "While this needs to be tackled at a macro ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... which could be treated as another financial asset to fund retirement lifestyles. "Of course, it is important that any home equity release schemes have clear disclosure and consumer protection, so people understand what they are getting into." More than ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... determining these co-contributions, saying "encouraging older people to access their wealth, including superannuation and home equity release when appropriate, will enable them to make contributions for services to enjoy a dignified experience in aged ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... broad frame is required to consider super alongside any sources of government support, income from part-time work and home equity to fund a dignified retirement," he said.

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... future. It's time we gave more attention to additional sources of retirement income, such as part-time work and home equity, which would provide an additional two pillars to our existing three-pillar system," said Gale. "People are also often after ...
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