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Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023

... superannuation - the predominant platform through which most Australians can afford to hold insurance," MetLife said. The statistics form part of MetLife's recently published Value of life insurance report, which found that young women have lower financial ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023

... remuneration levels than a set base wage, which can be more easily compared and reviewed," she said. "There are plenty of statistics in Australia and elsewhere to indicate that men with families earn more than men without for example. The same data shows ...

Hines buys QLD industrial asset

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023

... strategic opportunity to capitalise on the current dislocation in supply and demand dynamics, with the latest leasing statistics showing an extremely tight leasing market across the entire East Coast of Australia. "In addition to the macroeconomic tailwinds ...

Industry super defies turbulent markets

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023

... odds by growing its asset pool by 14% at the end of 2022 while other sectors contracted. According to APRA's latest statistics, industry super fund assets reported double-digit growth to reach $1.1 trillion compared to the prior corresponding year. Retail ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023

... superannuation or to provide other sources of income and wealth," Salt said. Also, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, life expectancy in Australia has increased from 69 in 1950 to 84 in 2023, adding 15 more years to the post-retirement ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023

... basic financial literacy concepts: earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and protecting, MetLife said. Pointing to statistics from Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), more than 8.5 million people or 45% of Australians could be ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023

... creating the dataset, KPMG used labour force participation data for five year age groups from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey, adjusted using detailed labour force data from the Census of Population and Housing.

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023

Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 3.7%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS reported a decline in employment for the second consecutive month, following a period of robust jobs growth throughout 2022. Employment ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023

... rising to the highest annual rate of inflation in over 30 years. The figures were released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today and mark the fourth consecutive quarterly rise greater than any seen since the introduction of GST in 2000. ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023

... issues on the agenda for ESG engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price Index rose 1.0% in the September 2022 quarter, and 3.1% annually. The average size of hourly wage ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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