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Mercer reveals confronting life expectancy research

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... think more about healthcare and aged care.A There are ramifications for super funds, employers, financial advisors and health care providers and insurers."

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... In equities news, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CSL, Suncorp Group, Echo Entertainment, Goodman Fielder, Primary Health Care, Nick Scali, Carsales.com and Computershare are expected to post full year results while OZ Minerals is due to release half ...

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... savings to government could approach $9 billion over five years if you factored in welfare payment and publicly funded health care expenditure savings. But for life insurance products to play this role she said there would need to be a willingness to ...

FEATURE: Guiding the way to aged care

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... retirees would be responsible for accommodation and personal living care costs, while the government would provide for health care costs. People with means would pay more in the future for aged care cost. This means that the calculations have shifted ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... the way for Woolworths to then buy retailer David Jones. David Jones were 16.5 cents, or 4.4 per cent, up at $3.955. Health care stocks were making the biggest losses. Blood plasma products maker CSL was 66 cents, or one per cent, lower at $66.99 and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... said warm weather in autumn and weak consumer confidence have caused in weaker than expected sales in recent months. Health care stocks were also weaker, with CSL down 54 cents at $69.95 and Ramsay Health Care 74 cents lower at $44.96.

Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... supported them, with president Daniel Smith saying: "This decision is an important step in ensuring our pension and health care systems remain sustainable. Without taking action now Australia will be unable to support through fiscal policy the ever increasing ...

Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... population. The organisation highlighted in its submission that "Australia faces a sharply increasing demand for acute health care and aged care." "Our view is that without public policy changes demographic developments will adversely affect society's ...

Singapore lifts CPF rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... next year climb for pre-retirees up to 35% while also establishing a $8 billion special purpose fund to pay for the health care needs of the Pioneer Generation. The measures were contained in the 2014-15 Singapore Budget, which was handed down on 20 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... $US254 million ($A282.00 million) full year loss due to declines in its North American business. Shares in Ramsay Health Care gained $2.85, or 6.4 per cent, to $47.41, after the country's largest private hospital operator reported a 14 per cent rise ...