Is the bancassurance model dead?

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Having invested billions of dollars to purchase and build insurance and wealth management divisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the major banks now seem to be reversing course.... Read more continue reading

Investor world is changing: P&I loans may be only way into property market

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James Grima at Omniwealth Mortgage is seeing better prospects for Sydney home buyers as the market cools. The slowdown of the residential property market, particularly in Sydney, has been good news for buyers... Read more continue reading

Funding an aged care deposit with reverse mortgage

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A Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) payable on entry in aged care is often a large amount of money to find in a hurry and many people think selling the family... Read more continue reading

Issues to consider with $600k ‘Downsizer’ strategy

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From 1 July 2018, the Federal Government is allowing ‘Downsizer contributions’ of up to $300,000 per individual who sells their eligible current or former family home after age 65. What are... Read more continue reading

The second layer of defence – intelligent diversification

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It doesn’t matter how confident you are about an investment view, no one can accurately predict the future. Even five years ago, probably very few people would have thought negative... Read more continue reading

SuperConcepts launches SMSF investment product marketplace

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SuperConcepts has announced the launch of a new online product marketplace called Connected Services, which allows SMSF members to access a range of products and services from third party providers... Read more continue reading

Australian Equities: expectations for the year ahead

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What lessons have you learned from 2017? Markets have grinded higher in 2017: volatility is low and the performance and correlation of high volatility stocks and low volatility stocks has... Read more continue reading

Get MatchFIT for LIF with the Zurich DIET

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There is a growing concern that advisers are not adequately prepared and lack the knowledge of the remuneration changes due to take effect with the introduction of the Life Insurance... Read more continue reading

SMSFs can make a concessional transfer of property

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If the self-managed super fund (SMSF) is short on cash to roll over a member’s benefits it is possible for a member to transfer a property ‘in specie’ to another... Read more continue reading

Aged care – what you should know

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More people are living longer than ever before – and by 2060, a quarter of all Australians will be aged over 65. Our Aged Care system needs to keep changing... Read more continue reading