 ALEX KOODRIN | TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013 The use of business insurance trusts has a number of commercial advantages over conventional structures, including potential substantial cost savings Read more ROGER BRIDGES | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012 The global financial crisis (GFC) may have proved to be a turning point for the Australian economy and the way the Australian dollar (AUD) trades in the future. In this paper, Roger Bridges discusses the behaviour of the AUD in the decades leading up ... Read more GRAHAM HARMAN | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012 This paper looks at ways to "squeeze the lemon", and to work your asset portfolio harder. We clarify the mechanisms by which developments in security markets can impact an insurance company; identify which variables are within management control, versus ... Read more ANQING LIN | MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011 Life insurers in Australia typically offer a guaranteed future insurability (GFI) feature as part of their lump sum risk product range. This papers discusses the emphasis is on the mortality risk, the potential impacts of life changing events and the ... Read more JON DE FRIES | MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011 There's some debate and concern in financial advice circles about holding income protection insurance (IP) inside super. Following a favourable tax change in 2007, the issues have gradually intensified following an increase in the number of funds offering ... Read more MARCUS CHENG | MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011 This paper assesses the current state of the life insurance market in Australia and looks at the different factors that impact on an individual's life insurance, in addition to how insurance serves various purposes. Read more YONG JIAN KHOO | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011 Life insurance serves various purposes, such as mitigating the financial impact of adverse events such as death or disablement; providing a means of private savings; and for funding retirement. Clearly, the amount of money an individual spends on life ... Read more RICHARD KLIPIN | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011 The focus of the Risking Everything research, conducted by CoreData on behalf of the Association of Financial Advisers, is to investigate in a more detailed way how Australian consumers are addressing risk, in particular their life insurance and corporate ... Read more TIM SANDERSON | MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011 This paper, Life insurance through super - optimising clients' incomes, examines considerations for an adviser when assessing life insurance within the superannuation. Read more STEPHEN GRAHAM | MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010 According to recent Lifewise / NATSEM research, 95 per cent of Australian families don't have adequate insurance cover. This dramatic level of underinsurance provides a significant opportunity for financial advisers, especially when the client's superannuation ... Read more |
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On top of running a successful practice, Mazi Wealth founder Deline Jacovides is a fierce advocate for closing the superannuation gender gap and has built a highly popular social media presence that takes financial literacy to the next level. She tells Karren Vergara where her passion comes from and how she integrates it all with family life.
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