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Pre-retirees understand super's objective

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... conscious of super's objective. A recent survey commissioned by Challenger, and conducted by the National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre, showed 83% of those aged 50 to 64 expected super to source income for retirement. Challenger chairman retirement ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... retirees are able to build adequate retirement savings through the superannuation system to manage the financial risks of ageing and retirement," Slattery said. SMSFA reiterated the process also allows an opportunity to remove superannuation policy from ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... Knowles, said. "Non-profits increasingly have to contend with stronger for-profit competitors in sectors such as health, ageing and disability - so their performance is increasingly being measured against traditional 'business' deliverables. "These organisations ...

Industry reacts to super objective

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... cycles. This will help build public confidence in the system." Challenger chief executive Brian Benari concluded that: "The ageing of Australia's population is one of the biggest social and economic issues of our time. Making clear the purpose of super ...

Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... respond to a wide range of questions on everything from strategic priorities to investment and risk management. Amid an ageing population, post retirement products were the leading area of focus in this year's survey, as they were last time around. The ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... committed to extending the profession's influence among key decision-makers who are grappling with complex issues such as the ageing population, budget reform, and climate change. In 2016 the institute plans to issue high profile white papers on topics ...

Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
An ageing population and the associated pressures on health funding are expected to place significant tolls on the federal budget over the next decade according to a Treasury official. Secretary to the Treasury, John Fraser told the Sydney Institute ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... tax mix package. "Indexing the personal income tax thresholds means there is no more easy money for Canberra. Australia's ageing population demands that our governments restrain expenditure. Ending bracket creep will drive better fiscal accountability. ...

Drown baby, drown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... oil consumers the biggest three of which are the United States, China, Japan. And at least in so far as what this old, ageing bloke learned in Economics 101. Higher oil prices are a tax on consumption or its converse, lower oil prices increases disposable ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... Indonesia, Iran and India. Australia's demographic index ranking is 98 out of 168, a somewhat middling performance with its ageing population helped by immigration. Its institutions appear much higher on the index, ranked 10 out of 168. RBC said they ...