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Copia appoints new CFO from Mutual Trust

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... risk-controlled way. This is to ensure that investors have more for longer. "We are entering an era where people, largely ageing baby boomers, will redefine their investment needs and will demand a different investment approach. Investors approaching ...

Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... National Conference this morning in Sydney, La Trobe University pro-vice chancellor Phillip Dolan said while Australia's ageing population has the potential to cause labour shortages, technological innovation will leave scores of people out of work and ...

Institutional investors on the march in fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... most concerned about regulatory challenges both at present and in the future; they are less concerned about low yields or ageing populations than their North American or European peers. Among retail investors in the region, the primary objective of fixed ...

Zurich UK launches selfie app for underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... to extract information. This includes approximate body mass index, physiological age and the rate at which the person is ageing.

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... at Financial Standard's inaugural retirement income forum provided their perspective on the multiple implications of an ageing population: from investment strategy to intergenerational wealth transfer and estate planning. ETF Forum Hosted at The Langham ...

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" ...