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Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... are at the front of the fight against COVID-19," she said. Bourguignon noted that cleaners, teachers, childcare and aged care workers were also predominantly women.

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... housing and the nature of their job increases their exposure to the risks - e.g. workers in abattoirs, horticulture and aged care as well as cleaners - it is not possible to physically distance." Simultaneously, the virus has stressed the importance ...

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... seeing withdrawals. For example, HESTA - the membership of which is comprised of a significant number of healthcare and aged care workers - saw more than $230 million requested in the week to May 3. Meanwhile, Military Super also saw $30 million in redemptions ...

Regal Atlantic fund perks up in April

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... businesses whose earnings are highly dependent on underlying economic growth and those companies exposed to the travel and aged care sectors," Regal said in its April update sent to investors yesterday. "On the long side, we have increased exposure to ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Investors owns about 17 Australian infrastructure assets. Four of these (Perth Airport Property Trust, Wyuna Water, IFM Aged Care Financing Trust and NSW Rent Buy) were not included in its FY19 carbon footprint analysis. IFM says these assets account ...

Australian Unity hires from QIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... global network will be particularly beneficial in combination with Australian Unity's unique footprint in the health, aged care and retirement as we seek to grow our investment footprint in Australia's healthcare sector." Australian Unity said the new ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... the scenario does not assume the widespread closure by authorities of institutions such as schools, universities and aged care facilities. This, too, might change." The analysis applied a series of "shocks" to the world economy, to see how Australia ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... invest in areas of growth caused by demographic change. For example, public housing for the aged, retirement villages, aged care facilities as well as businesses and research within the health industry," Rice Warner said. It also suggested funds should ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... ability to retire comfortably. Blomfield pointed out that older people are aware that they are likely to have to pay for aged care and have concerns that they will have a medical event. They are most likely correct about those fears, he said. "What is ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... will show up on the spending side with $2 billion announced and more to come." Wood said she also expects to see more aged care spending after the revelations from the Royal Commission into aged care. She also argued that we could be seeing "the death ...