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Impact of dementia on estate planning efficacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... the number of Australians diagnosed with dementia continues to rise. According to Australian Unity Trustees, Australia's ageing population has seen an increase in the number of people seeking assistance on behalf of family members living with dementia ...

Industry funds adopt robo-advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... cementing Mercer's presence in the region. "Both organisations share a deep passion on challenges such as wellness and ageing. This partnership will enable us to bring our different perspectives to the challenges of the day, leading to new thinking and ...

Industry funds must renew aged care investment focus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... in the aged care sector. At a roundtable hosted by Industry Super Australia and over 50s consumer group Council on the Ageing (COTA Australia), super fund executives discussed how the $2 trillion superannuation system could support the development of ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... to a lack of scale. Net contribution flows also declined as a percentage of average net assets, reflecting Australia's ageing population and the maturing of the superannuation system, as a growing number of members reach retirement age and begin to draw ...

Super lump sums increase poverty risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... 75-years-old are income-poor, and living on less than half the median income of the population, according to the OECD Preventing Ageing Unequally report. Choosing lump sum payments from pension schemes "can truly increase the risk of falling into poverty" ...

StatePlus partners for holistic retirement transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... reducing much of the stress and uncertainty in the years prior to leaving the workforce and beyond, he added. Life Time Wise ageing workforce expert Andrew Kikeros said he interviewed more than 1200 baby boomers over the last 10 years, who listed money ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... pension system is good but there is room for improvement. "Without the immigration of young people from other countries our ageing locally-born population would face significant challenges funding their retirement," Buckingham said. "The reason is simply ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... history, there will be more senior citizens than children," Florian said. "We had a baby boom, we're in for a death boom, an ageing boom, a retirement boom, a dementia boom and we are not prepared. Because nobody ever teaches you what to do or what to ...

AMP Capital shutters core equities, restructures team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... for Australian equities plays to our strengths and the needs of our clients," Allen added. "Demographic shifts towards an ageing population and rising client demand for income means there is strong demand for equity income products. This is particularly ...

Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... Ultimately, he said, the "humps of debt just move along" as a person ages, and things are unlikely to improve given Australia's ageing population. Due to this, based on research, he said that if you have a super nest get between zero and $450,000, "you ...