Lack of financial planner interest in reverse mortgages presents one of the major challenges for the equity release sector. John Thomas lists some of the things to consid...
Reverse mortgages have largely been ignored by financial planners and mortgage brokers, with the product supply rapidly shrinking over the years. Milana Pokrajac finds th...
Challenger Limited has appointed Aaron Minney to the newly created position of head of retirement income research....
New AMP Capital Investors research suggests Australia's savings ratio will continue to rise amid concerns about retirement incomes adequacy....
A 56 per cent rise in annuities sales drives strong Challenger result....
One in five Baby Boomers still expect to help their adult-children buy their first home, a RaboDirect survey has found. ...
Equity Trustees (EQT) says two-stage retirement is creating new service needs for the financial sector....
Almost half of Generation Y buyers will buy an investment property as their first purchase, putting aside the traditional 'Australian Dream' of a home, according to a sur...
One of the biggest threats to a baby boomer’s retirement plans could be the underinsurance of their adult children. Kevin Goss explains why all family members must be ade...
Generations X and Y may need to be bolder in their investment choices to ensure a comfortable retirement....
Tabitha Lovett explains how to help clients understand the options available to them when it comes to charitable investing. ...
The financial services industry needs to shift focus away from accumulation to decumulation thinking if it is to adequately meet the needs of those entering retirement....
Investors' caution about market risk and their continuing preference for cash expose them to even more risks, according to Australian Unity investments head of retail Cam...
New Mercer data suggests employers are delivering higher pay rises to younger workers....
Retirement financial advice will soon be under scrutiny by ASIC, with the announcement that the regulator will resume its shadow shopping survey this year....
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...