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Promnitz takes on regional head role

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... could easily assist companies deal with common issues across the region, such as talent shortage, managing an ageing population and improving financial literacy. Tim Jenkins, currently head of Mercer New Zealand and head of retirement in Australia and ...

MPG eyes commercial property

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... for capital growth. They are new or near new and are located in areas targeted for infrastructure improvements and population growth," Trevor Gorman, chairman of MPG, said. The trust will initially invest in five commercial properties in Victoria including ...

Bravura and Perpetual develop new SOA package

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... changing environment. "Legislative and regulatory changes, consolidation and new product development to cater for an aging population, are just a few of the challenges being faced by the financial services industry. Therefore, it is important to have ...

Australia is Asia's biggest investment market

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... on their trade delegation schedules. For a country which InvestAustralia says has only 0.5 per cent of the world's population, all these are quite amazing achievements and may explain why 70 per cent of our economy is now in service related industries. ...

VFMC infrastructure fund takes flight

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... increasing airline traffic. "Nine million people are within one hour's drive of the airport and more than half the total UK population of 60 million is within two hours drive," he said.

Tawrrific APEC and the Berlin Wall

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... government. Now APEC is the real deal, with members including 21 economies representing over 40 per cent of the worlds population, 56 per cent of global GDP and around 48 per cent of world trade. While promoting trade and investment in the region, APEC ...

Awash with water funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
Global demand for fresh water, driven by population growth, environmental concerns and agricultural demand, is transforming water management into a new alternative asset class, according to New Zealand based fund manager Liontamer Investments. Liontamer ...

Economic round-up: Rescheduling retirement

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... decline in early retirement. Research by ABN AMRO's chief economist, Kieran Davies, reveals the proportion of working age population participation has been rising with employment. It is hardly news that unemployment is historically low, but Davies' research ...

Creative products will meet aged consumers' needs: Asteron

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
... results showing that the number of people aged 85 years and over increased more than five times the rate of the overall population means it's time wealth managers got creative in designing products specifically for these consumers, said Asteron. Asteron ...

Economic round-up: BRICs get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
The outlook for growth in emerging economies looks set to accelerate, "playing increasingly important roles in the global economy," while mature markets are likely to take a back seat, according to the World Wealth Report. The World Wealth Report by ...