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Mercer launches aged care support service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... care. Another is the difficulty of accessing and navigating the system. Burkitt said about 1.5 million Australians receive ageing care services and more than ever, adult children are acting as carers for the first time. "One in eight working Australians ...

HESTA appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... of Australian Private Hospitals Association. HESTA's board is chaired by Nicola Roxon, a former minister for health and ageing, and the first woman in Australia to be appointed Attorney-General.

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy Forum, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Covenant will go ahead in mid-2022 despite several issues that need to be ironed out. In addressing the 2021 Council of the Ageing (COTA) National Policy Forum on Retirement Income this morning, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government is currently ...

Age pension spending to rise: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... each year - rising to an extra $33.3 billion (in today's dollars) over the period to 2058." ISA added that Australia's ageing population means there will be fewer taxpayers for every pensioner. It said this could lead to future governments needing to ...

Newton IM adds Future strategies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... out the new suite of products, the Future Life strategy focuses on companies that have opportunities associated with an ageing population and the accompanying change in demand for products and services. The strategy focuses on four sub-themes: care and ...

Milliman practice lead resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... clients included wealth managers, financial advisers, pension funds and government bodies navigating the challenges of an ageing population. Milliman commented that it remains "committed to the Australian market and particularly its investment business ...

Real AM considers listing new REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... occupy will only increase in demand as the public healthcare sector continues to be burdened by high patient demands and ageing assets. "Accordingly, we are only now just starting to see the commencement of significant institutional demand to participate ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... the rising cost of living is restricting this. Around 36% of older Australians live in a home that may be unsuitable for "ageing in place", without upgrades or renovations with around 29% believing they will not be able to afford the changes required ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... settled on the relative importance of different structural drivers, it is likely due to some combination of population ageing, the productivity slowdown and lower preferences for risk among investors," Kennedy said. "A number of central banks have suggested ...