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Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... bigger picture Spotlight on post-retirement - transforming Australia's underdeveloped post-retirement space Health and aged care - a new realm for superannuation Hyper personalisation - the pursuit of true member centricity Big data and analytics - the ...

Pressure on advice practices means time for rethink: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Allison Dummett said licensees often direct advisers away from advising on certain areas, such as property investing or aged care, but the demand for this is growing and driving the need for strategic advice. "In the past, advice has been transactional ...

Infratil sells $237m aged care stake to investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Infratil disposed of its 19.91% stake in a leading provider of New Zealand aged care facilities, netting $237.93 million via an off-market block trade. The stake in Metlifecare, sold to New Zealand-based investment bank Forsyth Barr for $5.61 per share ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... identified a number of key areas in which industry superannuation funds can work together on solving problems including aged care, housing affordability, ethical investing, and internal fund work culture. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president ...

Workers' retirement angst growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... holidays and new vehicles than planned retirees. The research also found fewer than one in five workers have thought about aged care needs, and typically don't think or plan for this until retirement, which "may end up being too late for them to make ...

ASFA slams Grattan as 'out of touch'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... based on a detailed analysis of the level of spending needed to meet the realities of retirement, including: health and aged care with the associated out-of-pocket medical expenses; running a modest car; basic home maintenance; and, being able to run ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
A Queensland financial advice practice is launching a subsidiary business assisting the elderly transition into aged care. Gold Coast-based Wealth Planning Partners has established Trusted Aged Care Services to provide a suite of services to families ...

La Trobe gains new ground on aged care

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Lending specialist La Trobe Financial gets a headstart in the aged care sector with a new product that has attracted more than $30 million since launch. A year ago, La Trobe launched a new retirement lending product unseen in the Australian market. ...

Future of advice is bionic, not robo

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... actually win-win for everyone," Chun said. "If you're able to have a world where the financial planner is focused of aged care, health care, the health insurance premiums, if your clients are mentally much more confident their health will be much more ...

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... factors continue to strongly support our strategy. "In addition, an ageing demography underwrites the need for quality aged care and supports our US seniors housing "private pay" strategy via the ROC Seniors Funds."