The retiree market remains one of the truly lucrative avenues for financial planners to direct their businesses....
A legal technicality in the new SLAB3 legislation is threatening Australia’s 300,000+ self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). The legislation, due to come into effect ...
Grenfell Securities is looking to beef up its presence in the self-directed retiree market with the launch of a fixed interest product....
Early retirement due to difficulty in finding work will soon be a thing of the past. According to a BIS Shrapnel report, employment problems faced by older people will di...
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) yesterday called on the Federal Government to establish an inquiry into retirement incomes policy as part of a drive...
As member choice gains prominence, people are being given more responsibility for looking after their golden years. Recent research, however, raises concerns about just h...
Tower Life Australia hopes to raise $40 million from its new Protected Equity Bond which is being distributed direct to investors via a call centre....
There has been a lot of talk about how financial planners can exploit the opportunities opening up in the changing world of superannuation. NSP Buck is one group actually...
Superannuation assets grew 14 per cent in the 1998/99 financial year, with industry and retail fund assets the fastest growing market segments, according to the latest AP...
The retirement income streams industry is blooming. The value of its funds under management has soared over the past five years and its future looks just as bright as mor...
Retirement has overtaken travel and holidays as the primary motiva-tion for the first time in the Melbourne Institute household savings report's history....
About two thirds of Australia's retirees are reliant on pensions for their day-to-day living while only one in four rely on superannuation and property investments....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...