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When a lift in unemployment is good news

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... advisers to shift their focus," said Dr Kennedy. No coincidence then many experts are now arguing for a lift in the retirement age, a rethink in vocational training and upgrading childcare incentives to get women back into the workforce as quickly as ...

Retirement on hold for longer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... backlash or not, fiscal pressures and demographic change are forcing nations around the world to slowly raise their retirement age and while Australians won't openly admit it just yet, we will soon have to follow suit. Tim Jenkins, Mercer's Asia Pacific ...

Transition to retirement still a mystery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
More education is needed to ensure those approaching retirement age don't overlook the benefits of transition to retirement (TTR) strategies, according to Doug Webber, Macquarie private wealth national practice manager. During Macquarie's private wealth ...

Income does not drive wealth: ABS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... peak for this age group at an average $824,000 before declining by 20 per cent once the main residents reached retirement age.

AUI healthcare re-opens for business

... said. The big picture continues to be promising though thanks to Australia's baby boomer generation approaching retirement age and new medicine enabling people to live longer. "Such soundly based, long-term global trends make investing in healthcare-related ...

Centric to improve the health of doctors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... money away now, so they can retire comfortably. Otherwise the only alternative is to keep working way past normal retirement age."

Germany lifts retirement age

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
Legislators in the German Bundestag have voted to increase their country's retirement age from 65 to 67 years, overriding huge howls of protest from unions. Despite the strong protests, the vote was passed by a huge majority of 408 to only 169. Driving ...

Demography is destiny: IGR

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
Treasurer Peter Costello has released the updated Intergenerational Report (IGR) showing that while the impact of population ageing is Australia's biggest policy challenge, incorporating its imperatives into Government policy can pay big dividends later ...

Ageing population challenges require updated IGR

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
Population ageing and its implications is Australia's central long-term policy challenge requiring an update to the Intergenerational Report, said Treasurer Peter Costello. "The central long-term problem for the Australian economy is that our population ...

Retiring at 65 unsustainable: Bernard Salt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
The current retirement age is unsustainable because it ignores how society and longevity have changed so dramatically. Bernard Salt, KPMG director, demographic expert and bestselling author, speaking at Canberra Business Council annual dinner, said ...