AGE PENSION

Financial planning

The Federal Government and Opposition have both overlooked some vital areas in their proposed superannuation changes, according to a report compiled by RiceWalker Actuari...

Financial planning

Actuarial group Rice Walker has predicted Australian superannuation assets will more than double in the next ten years, though it suggests this may not be enough for pres...

Superannuation

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today called on the Federal Government to link the age at which consumers can access lump sum superannuation to eligibility for t...

Financial planning

Jason Menzies answers your questions in depth....

Financial planning

New social security gifting rules introduced this financial year could create headaches for retirees who don’t time it right, LALITA MANN warns....

Financial planning

The industry has been rattling on about growth pensions for the best part of five years but, according to the experts, there are now some very compelling reasons for the ...

Financial planning

Despite its best efforts, the baby boom generation is growing old. The implications are dramatic. The largest group of people in history is moving into the traditional re...

Financial planning

Financial planners on the look out for new opportunities might do well to target women approaching retirement....

Superannuation

Self-funded retirees are emerging as one of the real victims of the imminent in-troduction of the GST....

Financial planning

Self-funded retirees are emerging as one of the real victims of the imminent introduc-tion of the GST....

Financial planning

What do you think of the Government’s proposals to include assets held in private trusts and private companies as part of the means test for the age pension?...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised proposals to include assets held in private trusts and private companies as part of the means test for the age pen...

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