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Demography is destiny: IGR

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... because it has practical policy ramifications in almost every area of government - health, education, family benefits, welfare, superannuation, pensions. "The first IGR put the ageing of the population on the map," he said. "Demography is destiny" and ...

HOSTPLUS joins the Collingwood Magpies team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
... financially aware membership base. We feel that through this initiative we will help augment Collingwood Football Club's player welfare initiatives in the financial services space." Collingwood President, Eddie McGuire, said the partnership was a win-win. ...

Macquarie gives $11 million helping hand

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... community programs provide support in a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare and research, education, the arts, welfare and the environment. Of the $11 million contributed, $2.7 million was raised by Macquarie employees through such initiatives ...

Irish future fund puts faith in passive investing

... the UK. The National Pensions Reserve Fund was set up in 2001 by the Irish government to part meet the costs of social welfare and pensions from 2025 onwards. Ireland's finance minister Brian Cowen estimated that the fund will manage the equivalent of ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... $435,000. About 13,000 farmers have used the available interest rate subsidies and about 9,500 have been able to claim welfare payments. The extent of the current drought has now been increased to 50 per cent of the country, up from 40 per cent last ...

ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

... a loved one?" said ANZFP's general manager Mike Goodall. According to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 22 per cent of male deaths and 14 per cent of female deaths relate to people aged 25 to 64 years. The institute also found ...

Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... not-for-profit sector to engage with industry associations and government, in what he called "interesting times for the social welfare movement." "One thing we did agree on is that we need a strong aged pension system. I said in the future if they have ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... growth many members of the community are not sharing the prosperity. A report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare notes that more than 150,000 people accessed crisis accommodation in 2004-05 and about 70,000 children, most less than four ...

Compliance alone doesn't make the grade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
... really exciting stuff is going on beyond that," Sanders said, talking about the potential for improving the financial welfare of clients. He stressed that with the plethora of industry associations, regulatory and compliance check boxes and inward looking ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... announce his 11th Budget tonight in Canberra where the government is expected to deliver across-the-board tax cuts, increased welfare spending and increase funding for infrastructure development. Expectations of a generous fiscal boost are causing concern ...