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Mandiri open for Australian insto business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... which makes investing by overseas entities very easy." The growth in consumer spending being fuelled by their young population is creating pockets of considerable wealth and this is contributing to rapid development in telecommunications. Illustrating ...

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian investment will feel the impact of sustainability within five years with risks and opportunities to impact, according to Jane Goodland, global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... jobs stimulus package that is nearly as big as the entire Australian commonwealth annual budget. Adjusted for relative population size, president Obama's US$300 billion jobs package would be equivalent to prime minister Julia Gillard announcing a program ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... make matters worse. Stevens estimated that given the housing shortage that already exists, and Australia's growing population that is well on its way to 30 million by 2020, we are going to need an extra 1.6 million homes by this time. But with housing ...

Rainmaker event draws global investors to Australian market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... to reach US$5 trillion by 2021 thanks, in part, to rising superannuation contributions, coupled with growing GDP and population resulting in an increasingly compelling investment case. The exclusive seminar will examine the Australian market in detail ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... surrounding commissions on life insurance and what impact their absence would have on Australia's already under-insured population, Jordan advocates a more personable approach. "Part of the problem with the financial services industry is its gotten more ...

Invesco shifts Asian focus to consumer demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... of the wave, we're there just as the Asian community is turning into a self sustaining economy driven by the Asian population itself," said Mark Yesberg, head of product and marketing, Invesco. The favourable demographics driven by a young population ...

Mercer plans for post FOFA advice dominance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... create post retirement product solutions. "Either we build it or we give advice, but no one has focused on the ageing population and we have a floor of actuaries focused on just that." Mercer will reshape its wealth management offerings to include globally ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... develop a competitive manufacturing sector, which would even get worse if Australia went into reverse and reduced its population. And then we have calls from across the political spectrum for revenue from Australia's highly profitable industries, like ...

Super funds mindshift imperative

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... IQ Business Group. Super funds have reportedly begun moving towards a member-centric focus in response to the ageing population and rising rate of decumulation. Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group and chair for the Association of ...