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International pension research network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... A new international research network is aiming to promote and advance high-quality social science studies on pensions, ageing and retirement. The network, which includes Australia's Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) as a founding ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), several academics have dissected member reactions to retirement plan information focused on returns and fees. ...

Folkestone buys first asset for senior living fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... generation of retirement living communities which offers quality accommodation and premium facilities and services to an ageing population. Stage 1 of Watermark Castle Cove won the Urban Development Institute of Australia's Best Seniors Living Development ...

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... chief executive Mandy Cooper said over the past two years new business has more than tripled, in line with the country's ageing population and increased financial adviser referrals. "Financial planners are referring clients, particularly towards the ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... over the next three to five years because the factors driving this environment are structural and not cyclical - such as ageing demographics, and [the contracting] differential between emerging market growth and developed market growth. One thing to ...

Investors must adapt to capital light era

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... such as health and education, are very labour-intensive, but relatively capital light. When viewed in light of Australia's ageing population, this means there could be significant shortages of skilled labour by 2030. It also means financial service providers ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... Protecting Seniors Wealth has launched a new education program designed to address an increasing trend in financial abuse of the ageing demographic. The program titled "Lead with impact" consists of workshops, presentations, tailored training and consulting ...

Advisers beware the uncomfortable truth of the ageing brain

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... clients or even facing compensation claims if they do not ready their clients for the cognitive decline that arises from ageing, State Street Global Advisors warns. In a new white paper, the global wealth management firm says all too often investors ...

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... has removed $1.2 billion in funding for aged care, claiming the growth in expenditure was greater than expected. With an ageing population, the growth in expenditure reflects growth in demand and these cuts may create a funding gap that the transitional ...

Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... superannuation. This is critical to prepare Australia for one of the great social and economic issues of our time - the ageing of Australia's population. Making it clear that superannuation is to provide income in retirement provides government and industry ...