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Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... below-average. Economic headwinds will also remain a challenge in the first half of 2024, the outlook states. "Strong domestic population growth is providing some assistance to the Australian economy. This is being offset by a high-rate environment ...

Industry needs better retirement advice blueprint: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Longevity risk, a greying population, and the proliferation of retirement income products are forcing financial advisers to be better equipped in navigating a landscape that is becoming increasingly more complex, an industry expert says. Optimum Pensions ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... need for increased productivity and technological solutions. "There's only one lever the world can pull to feed its population: increased productivity on the farm, that's about delivering executable, science-led improvements in farm productivity," McKay ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... $9 billion in net interest income. Despite assumptions, the stellar results have come at the expense of the Aussie population, who have faced higher interest rates and increased mortgage repayments, PwC Australia banking and capital markets leader Sam ...

Prime Value launches retirement living fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... average age and average length of stay," he said. "Retirement villages are in strong demand due to Australia's ageing population, combined with ongoing housing supply shortages." This year marks Prime Value's 25 years in operation. It is part ...

Aussies value super but remain unprepared: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... Australians acknowledge the importance of superannuation in achieving financial independence, however one-third of the population feels ill-prepared to navigate unforeseen financial hurdles. According to the latest Financial Freedom study conducted by ...

Institutions must come to the table now: First Australians Capital

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
First Australians Capital (FAC) managing partner Benson Saulo wants to see financial institutions come to the table and back the Indigenous business sector. Ahead of the launch of FAC's Catalytic Capital Impact Fund which aims to support Indigenous-led ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... prioritise affluent and mass-affluent consumers who hold about 39% of global wealth and account for about 20% of the ageing population. Someone categorised as "affluent" has between US$250,000 and US$1 million of investable assets while a "mass-affluent" ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... the University of Melbourne discovered that the founder's personality differs significantly from the rest of the population and is critical to the success of the company. The researchers correlated founders' personality profiles with Crunchbase ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... government will establish the Future Ireland Fund to help meet costs of the future, including those posed by its ageing population, and is targeting €100 billion by the mid-2030s. Announced as part of the country's 2024 budget package, finance minister ...