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Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... an estimated value of $300 million, will cater to housing essential workers in Liverpool, such as teachers, nurses, aged care and disability support workers, law enforcement and emergency-services workers, and childcare employees. Damien Webb, the head ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... renovations with around 29% believing they will not be able to afford the changes required to make the home suitable for aged care needs. In addition, the research found downsizing as an unattractive solution to release equity due to financial and physical ...

FPA announces 2020 award winners

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... and Military Super program, as they enter civilian life." FPA Community Service Award was won by Shane Hayes of Family Aged Care Advocates, who was lauded by the 25-strong judging panel for his dedication to the profession and his support for Future2 ...

Australian Unity owes staff $4.3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
Australian Unity has underpaid its aged care and disability services staff $4.25 million in wages, which could potentially blow out as it further investigates how much superannuation has to be back paid. Australian Unity said it initiated the review ...

Confusion over retirement income objectives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... the system should target government support (such as the Age Pension and superannuation tax concessions, health and aged care services) to those in need. The second being that people in similar circumstances should have broadly similar retirement outcomes. ...

Which longevity product yields the highest income?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... default retirement income products, such as CIPRs, which were generally supportive. It also suggested adding insurance for aged care could be beneficial to retirement income. "Other products that could improve retirement outcomes include long-term care ...

Fifth pillar in retirement system considered

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... expenses and improve retirement income equity relative to working life. "Social transfers in kind (such as health and aged care expenditure) provide substantial support to retirees," it said. "The cost of social transfers in kind attributed to households ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... other Australian business leaders with experience across property, super, responsible investment, banking, finance, aged care and not-for-profits. Emslie is an experienced chair and non-executive director and has a wealth of expertise in governance ...

FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched the FPA Aged Care Specialist professional designation. The FPA said it is committed to providing its members, and wider profession, with the skills and resources to meet the needs of ...

Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... Australian Unity's experience and insights from its diversified businesses across private health insurance, healthcare, aged care, healthcare property, social infrastructure, funds management and venture capital," he said. Portfolio manager for the fund ...