Does Your-Future-Your-Super have a future?
5 May 2021
What could be wrong with everyone having only one super account in a high-performing fund bound to act in its members’ best financial interests? Plenty, it seems.
Grave matters taken too lightly by NSW funeral regulators
5 May 2021
A review of the NSW funeral industry accepts too lightly the status quo of industry regulation.
Australians avoid planning for death
5 May 2021
Having a plan in place for your death won’t just give you peace of mind but it may be helpful for your mourners’ grieving process.
Australia needs superannuation pension products
28 April 2021
As the minimum compulsory superannuation rate debate continues, many retirees are still unsure about how to responsibly use their super savings. Superannuation pension products offer a solution.
Digital device use up among older Australians
28 April 2021
In the midst of a global pandemic, data shows that more older Australians have been getting online and using digital devices.
Granny flat arrangements to offer greater protections for older people
28 April 2021
A new law to be introduced on 1 July 2021 will incentivise people to create formal contracts when opting into a granny flat arrangement, greatly reducing the risk of financial abuse.
Unprepared to meet somebody else’s maker: advance care planning
21 April 2021
Advance care planning is not just about making a statement about what medical care you do and don’t want if and when you are too unwell to make decisions. It is also about making sure that the person making the decisions for you knows what to do.
CPSA has been heard on non-compliant funeral homes
21 April 2021
The NSW Government has announced a blitz on funeral homes not clearly displaying the cost of goods and services. A good first step, with hopefully more to come.
National Power of Attorney reform now!
21 April 2021
Everyone agrees financial abuse needs to be addressed urgently so why is every state and territory muddling along with their own legislation?
Banks take one step forward and two steps back
14 April 2021
Banks address financial abuse but continue to close branches and in doing so put people at a greater risk of financial abuse.
More women join self-managed super on less money
14 April 2021
Self-managed super is very popular among women on low to medium incomes, ATO data shows.
Centrelink continues cosying up to rent-to-buy loan-sharks
14 April 2021
Ruthless rent-to-buy operations rely on Centrelink to collect their debts through a mechanism set up to protect vulnerable welfare recipients, and it’s all in the name of freedom to choose.
The right to basic nursing home information
7 April 2021
During its two-and-a-bit years of existence, the Aged Care Royal Commission compiled fifty quality indicators about residential aged care. The Department of Health has managed to compile three since 1997, the year the Aged Care Act commenced.
How to get the Dine and Discover vouchers
7 April 2021
The Dine and Discover vouchers promised by the NSW Government are available.
Cheap(er) NBN connections on the way
7 April 2021
Cheaper internet plans for people on low-incomes, but they’re really not that cheap and it is questionable that anyone would want them.
Aged Care Star Ratings System needs people power
31 March 2021
The US star rating system for nursing homes is being manipulated. Should Australia introduce a similar system, or should it at least build in an extra protection?
ACCC and CPSA go after funeral homes
31 March 2021
The ACCC has once again turned its sights on the Australian funeral industry, and CPSA is happy to do its bit!
Ageism affects health, jobs and economy: WHO global report
31 March 2021
It’s official: the older you get, the more age discrimination you will encounter of the kind that really hurts your health, your job.
Aussies alarmingly complacent about exercise and heart health: new data
31 March 2021
Heart Foundation research came up with some alarming findings, prompting the organisation to launch an initiative where you let your feet do the walking.
Financial hardship and the NSW property tax
24 March 2021
WHEN the NSW property tax comes in, nobody will have to pay it. You only pay it if you want to pay it. How good is that?! Too good, is the answer. Too good to be true.