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SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... employed quite a measured approach to distribution," Johnston said, noting the team recognises many advisers are serving an ageing investor base with increasingly complex needs. "Because of this, they are looking for greater efficiency and governance ...

'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... overall satisfaction, according to presenters at this years' Conference of Major Super Funds. At a session on retirement and ageing, researcher Justine Irving, university Professor Kim Halford, and AMP Capital's Jeff Rogers highlighted the benefits of ...

Australian Unity enters trustee services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... Australian population ages and personal circumstances become more complex, for instance with blended families, diseases of ageing such as dementia, and varied superannuation positions," he said. The move was earmarked in 2015, when Australian Unity Personal ...

AMP Capital partners for Irish healthcare assets

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... AMP Capital Irish Infrastructure Fund principal Philip Doyle said. "At a time when demographics are shifting towards an ageing population, we see a real opportunity for private sector investment to play a key role in further developing healthcare in ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
The long-term investment horizon favoured by superannuation funds is putting Australia's ageing population at risk, according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... securities and private lending presenting opportunities. Elsewhere, long-term social forces such as climate change and global ageing and technology. Investors should be aware of their exposure to carbon-intensive assets. Ageing will potentially create ...

Property not the answer for passive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... as a future goldmine for investors, saying there are few industries in Australia with as obviously bright prospects. "An ageing population, as well as a generation of baby boomers who took up aerobics and jogging for the first time, almost ensures a ...

FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... role in identifying and helping to prevent the growing issue of elder financial abuse. "As we face the challenges of an ageing population, this responsibility is one we take most seriously. We congratulate the Australian Law Reform Commission on delivering ...

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... significant role that financial advisers play in preparing clients for their financial future." Mu continued that, in an ageing population, superannuation and life insurance helps to ease the pressure that pensions, disability and carer payments and ...

Ord Minnett manager launches adviser social startup

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... media outsell their peers, 71% are more likely to purchase from brands they follow online and, even in a country with an ageing population, 68% of Australians actively use social media. Loneragan sees Latch as a way for time-poor advisers to capture ...