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Aussies largely unsure of legacy plan: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... additional costs and legal fees impacting their ability to leave a legacy. Australians also have a heavy reliance across the population on wills (49%), and superannuation (34%) as vehicles to leave a legacy. While wills are largely fit for purpose, Gen ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... marked by "structural mega forces" that are shaping the macroeconomic outlook. These mega forces include the ageing population, transition to a low-carbon economy, global fragmentation, the evolving roles of banks and non-bank financial institutions ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... government said the paper preempts future challenges that will impact Australia's workforce, such as an ageing population, increased demand for care services, technological and digital innovation, climate shifts, and geopolitical risks. The document ...

Ironbark, Invest Blue to create $64bn powerhouse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... the merger aids the group's goal to become the trusted home of great advice to over 60,000 clients in every major population centre in Australia. "Our strategic partnership with Ironbark will provide capital, scale, and expertise. It will accelerate ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... in an era dominated by social media and clickbait, and said he remains confident the bank's decisions supported the population's economic prosperity. In his final speech as governor, delivered yesterday, Lowe stated that managing the pandemic and grappling ...

Life Sherpa rolls out investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... advice, and not on how to increase the number of Australians accessing advice. "There is a significant portion of the population - who have good jobs, stable income, and clear goals - who are unable to afford full financial advice. The successful deployment ...

Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Janus Henderson has launched its Emerging Markets Equity Fund to local investors, the result of increased client demand. The fund provides exposure to countries and corporations at different stages of economic and political development, targeting a ...

Returns from agriculture a perfect storm of demographics, demand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... the AIST ASI Conference this week, Warakirri Asset Management managing director Jim McKay pointed out that the global population hit eight billion last year, and United Nations estimates an additional 500 million people by 2030. This demographic wave ...

Ageing population measures needs rethink: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... research from Mercer Australia urges policymakers to rethink how they traditionally measure Australia's future ageing population, which must consider dynamic changes in the workforce and improved life expectancies. Mercer Australia senior partner and ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... well as improve the sustainability of the Age Pension and take pressure off future federal Government budgets as the population ages." In line with ASFA, SCA also updated its retirement targets considering increases to the cost of living and a higher ...