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Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... superannuation, funds and wealth management industries are confident about growth prospects, particularly in areas benefiting the ageing population over the next 24 months, the report found. About half (47%) of the executives are said to be making or ...

Retirement income fund launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... 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 ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... advocates of lower for longer." Those persistent reasons, Adams continued, could be summarised as significant debt balances, ageing populations putting pressure on workforce and wages growth, and the "disinflationary pressure" of an increasingly digitised ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... pa. This population growth is driven by fertility, longevity and immigration - and it is resulting in a nation that is ageing as Australia's median age has jumped from 36 to 38 years. Reflecting this change, the proportion of people aged 65 or older ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... to extract information. This includes approximate body mass index, physiological age and the rate at which the person is ageing compared to the average. Life insurance applicants take or upload an existing photo of themselves and answer a series of nine ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... the projections for investment, trade, and productivity. Evidence from business surveys and from data suggests that the ageing of the capital stock may spur investment in higher quality capital with more advanced technology. This would improve cyclical ...

Asset management looks different in 2020: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... consultant expects 2017's volume to likely outpace the last two years. Casey Quirk, a subsidiary of Deloitte Consulting, said ageing populations are affecting asset management flows and the broad shift to passive management has created pressure on industry ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Governments increasingly withdrawing support for retirees and ageing populations is a worrying global trend, but presents an emerging opportunity for the insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' ...

Asia-Pacific needs more retirement income specialists: Milliman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Populations in East Asia and the Pacific are ageing faster than other regions in the world but many nations are yet to develop comprehensive retirement income systems. Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman said across the Asia-Pacific consumers ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... 2050. Baby boomers, unlike their predecessors, are drawn to the conveniences of city dwelling, too. "We believe that the ageing demographic will also act as a significant tailwind for REITs," Miness said. Miness was presenting at the netwealth group ...