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CFS targets adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... as HR and finance systems. CFS has more than 1700 employees based in Sydney and Melbourne. "Whether it's replacing ageing technology or introducing new capabilities, the majority of that money is for transformational benefits," Quirk said. In August ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
Knowing more about financial issues related to ageing will ensure success for financial advisers in the years to come, according to more than half of all CFP professionals. The Financial Planning Standards Board recently surveyed 4250 certified financial ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... nation's largest superannuation fund has called for fresh thinking on what retirement means, as Australia grapples with an ageing workforce. October 1 is International Day for Older Persons and $200 billion AustralianSuper marked the occasion by releasing ...

Janus Henderson adds active ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... Active ETF (FUTR) will invest in 50-70 companies that deal with climate change, resource constraints, population growth and ageing populations. The portfolio carries a carbon footprint that is 85% less than that of the MSCI World Index and is designed ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... will be necessary to reduce Australia's reliance on taxing personal incomes, which leaves public finances vulnerable to an ageing population," the OECD said. It said the government should consider increasing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate or broaden ...

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... to retirement savings and disincentives for pension lump sums and bequests. Securing Adequate Retirement Incomes for an Ageing Australia is a policy review that took a year to complete, incorporated feedback from over 200 actuaries, and is the institute's ...

Industry associations slam last resort scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... below 20,000, the FPA fears that the proposed scheme will further reduce the population. "COVID impacts and Australia's ageing population mean the nation's advice needs are growing yet escalating regulatory costs have already caused a mass exodus ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... Australian government needs to find ways to raise revenue to support increased spending demands generated by COVID-19, an ageing population, pressure on health systems and increasing environmental disasters. "Reintroducing inheritance or estate taxation ...

SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... tailwinds that are driving innovation and growth in medical research and technology." And with populations in developed markets ageing, there is mounting pressure on healthcare institutions to invest in early intervention and prevention, he added, saying ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Australia's budget and economy outlook for the next 40 years has been hit by COVID-19 and pre-existing structural trends like ageing population. It predicts the Australian economy will grow at a slower pace over the next 40 years compared to the ...