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Finance minister seeks interest from property investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... has been appointed legal adviser. "It is a sensible decision for the Commonwealth government to divest itself of these ageing assets," ACT Property Council executive director Catherine Carter said. "Building management is not a core function of government ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... the regulation of the financial services industry. Flegg chose to present on the FSI, and focused on the problem of the ageing population, arguing that the age pension eligibility age should be lifted to between 70 and 75, but that the superannuation ...

The Future Fund is not a super fund: Costello

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... the Future Fund has no members." While the purpose of the Future Fund, in his view, is primarily to help fund Australia's ageing population, Costello said it could be used for other things. "The government could by legislation draw money out of the Future ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... as well as compulsory disclosure income stream projections. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said: "We know that the ageing population is going to be a game changer when it comes to retirement incomes policy. It's time we stop pointing at the problem ...

Aluminum windows and ferries: the case for small-cap investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... ferries. "We see some near-term growth emerging for companies with exposure to the Australian housing construction sector, our ageing population (retirement and aged care) and various organisations that would benefit from a falling Australian dollar," ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... inflationary pressure and its timeliness." Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda talked about his country's problem with an ageing and declining labour force. Yes folks, problems, problems, problems everywhere on the labour market front - or is it excuses ...

SMSF wind up trend is not real: SuperGuardian

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... because they have been closed down by the ATO," she said. But she argued that other causes to wind up SMSFs can be death or ageing of a trustee, the taxation benefits of SMSFs becoming no longer relevant to retirees or moving oversees.

FSC bids to lead retirement income debate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... driven National Retirement Outcomes Policy will integrate the design of the superannuation system with government policy on ageing, welfare, health and tax. It will consider the efficiency of tax concessions at the contribution, earnings and drawdown ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... continue to see engagement levels rise in the super industry due to the huge demographic shift taking place with Australia's ageing population, however it's critical that funds don't just focus on engaging older, higher value members," Turnbull said. ...

FSI questions viability of franking credits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... collected could be refunded to superannuation funds and retirees over time." It went on: "The combination of population ageing and the projected growth of superannuation assets increases the urgency and importance of getting the right policy settings ...