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Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... on future taxpayers. Fahy also said the Grattan analysis sets an extremely low bar for adequacy, seeing the Henderson poverty line as relatively generous. "The Grattan analysis in effect wants people in retirement not to have heating in winter, not to ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... risk undermining food, energy and water security for decades to come. Continued economic growth and reductions in global poverty are possible despite these daunting challenges-but only if societies invest much more in adaptation. The costs of adapting ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
New research from AustralianSuper unearths startling realities about women facing poverty in retirement. The study, conducted with the help of Monash University, found mounting evidence surrounding the gender gap in superannuation after interviewing ...

Insurance shake-up puts clients first

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... during times of need. "I've seen how it can be a life changer and a lifesaver for people. It can help many people avoid the poverty trap and become welfare dependent. It's an incredibly important product," he says. In one case he worked on, the insurer ...

Philanthropists must move beyond the hierarchy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... are obligated to work on those things. I just don't agree with that," he said. Kramer highlighted global issues such as poverty, education and diversity are indeed noteworthy causes and need attention, but philanthropists have a much broader scope to ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... technology such as blockchain to increase the efficiency of financing solutions to better achieve their goal to end extreme poverty." CBA said blockchain had the potential to streamline processes for raising capital and trading securities, adding the ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... before year end. We must do all we can to prevent climate change from reversing the decades of progress made in reducing poverty worldwide," Meehan added. The bill was first presented to legislators in November 2016.

Now showing: Trump and Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... beauty pageant, "world peace". But good intentions don't get you a Nobel Prize (Trump) or alleviate your people's poverty (Kim). Both Trump and Kim would see the summit in terms of a winner and a loser. Who wins and who loses depends on each ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... executive and president Paul Smith said. "When we think about what finance is for - its important role in eradicating poverty, closing the infrastructure funding gap and fostering conditions in which opportunities abound for everyone - then this initiative ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... recommends the fee be calculated and charged on an annual basis. The group noted one-third of women currently retire in poverty.