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StatePlus partners for holistic retirement transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... reducing much of the stress and uncertainty in the years prior to leaving the workforce and beyond, he added. Life Time Wise ageing workforce expert Andrew Kikeros said he interviewed more than 1200 baby boomers over the last 10 years, who listed money ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... pension system is good but there is room for improvement. "Without the immigration of young people from other countries our ageing locally-born population would face significant challenges funding their retirement," Buckingham said. "The reason is simply ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... history, there will be more senior citizens than children," Florian said. "We had a baby boom, we're in for a death boom, an ageing boom, a retirement boom, a dementia boom and we are not prepared. Because nobody ever teaches you what to do or what to ...

AMP Capital shutters core equities, restructures team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... for Australian equities plays to our strengths and the needs of our clients," Allen added. "Demographic shifts towards an ageing population and rising client demand for income means there is strong demand for equity income products. This is particularly ...

Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... Ultimately, he said, the "humps of debt just move along" as a person ages, and things are unlikely to improve given Australia's ageing population. Due to this, based on research, he said that if you have a super nest get between zero and $450,000, "you ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... for First State Super," Dwyer said. "This is our first investment in the retirement village sector, and with Australia's ageing population likely to fuel demand for quality retirement housing solutions, we believe this investment will deliver sustainable ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... work of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on senior investor vulnerability," ASIC said. The Ageing Population Co-ordination Group will seek to understand and address concerns that arise in each major stage during the retirement ...

Beware creative debt packaging: Robeco

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... well in the top 10 among the Nordic countries - and mainly driven by a strong pension system and how it is dealing with an ageing population. It scores negatively however, on its dependency on natural resources.

RARE expands to meet growing demand

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... will continue well into the future as the asset class has very attractive, long dated investment characteristics, for an ageing demographic living in a constantly changing world." Pang brings a wealth of experience to RARE including senior positions ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Ageing populations giving rise to an increasing number of blended families will drive up complexity in estate planning, according to Bartier Perry Lawyers executive lawyer Chris Tsovolos. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum ...