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Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... pa. This population growth is driven by fertility, longevity and immigration - and it is resulting in a nation that is ageing as Australia's median age has jumped from 36 to 38 years. Reflecting this change, the proportion of people aged 65 or older ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... to extract information. This includes approximate body mass index, physiological age and the rate at which the person is ageing compared to the average. Life insurance applicants take or upload an existing photo of themselves and answer a series of nine ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... the projections for investment, trade, and productivity. Evidence from business surveys and from data suggests that the ageing of the capital stock may spur investment in higher quality capital with more advanced technology. This would improve cyclical ...

Asset management looks different in 2020: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... consultant expects 2017's volume to likely outpace the last two years. Casey Quirk, a subsidiary of Deloitte Consulting, said ageing populations are affecting asset management flows and the broad shift to passive management has created pressure on industry ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Governments increasingly withdrawing support for retirees and ageing populations is a worrying global trend, but presents an emerging opportunity for the insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' ...

Asia-Pacific needs more retirement income specialists: Milliman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Populations in East Asia and the Pacific are ageing faster than other regions in the world but many nations are yet to develop comprehensive retirement income systems. Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman said across the Asia-Pacific consumers ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... 2050. Baby boomers, unlike their predecessors, are drawn to the conveniences of city dwelling, too. "We believe that the ageing demographic will also act as a significant tailwind for REITs," Miness said. Miness was presenting at the netwealth group ...

Wealth transfer poses advice business risk

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... professionals they have been working with. Wealth managers can cash in on this relationship." "However, as the HNW population is ageing, we are on the verge of what is likely to be the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history. Different studies ...

Countplus chair steps down after 11 years

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... helping the company capture "organic growth opportunities." "We see a near-term supply and demand bottleneck. Demand from ageing consumers reaching retirement age, the need for sound wealth counsel is rising in Australia, yet the supply of non-conflicted ...

RARE fund receives Lonsec tick

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... The RARE Infrastructure Income Fund (formerly the RARE Yield Fund), which is designed to help meet the income needs of an ageing population, received the rating as a result of the Lonsec's strong conviction that the fund can generate risk adjusted returns ...