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Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... day two of the ASFA conference in Brisbane, Vamos also released a discussion paper on the interaction between super, aged care and health care. The paper says that by 2055, Australian government Aged Care expenditure is projected to rise from 0.9% of ...

Treasurer calls for planners to enter China

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... Australia had an opportunity to capitalise on its comparative advantage in health and social services, "especially for aged care and ageing services related to the demographic challenges faced across the region." "Australia has an ageing population but ...

Aged care concerns top Challenger advice list

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... Ralston told an Australian Centre for Financial Studies' (ACFS) Funding Australia's Future forum last week that the aged care sector has been through a period of incredible reform since 2012. "It's creating a more user-pays system for those with the ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... address the super savings gap, largely experienced by disruptions in women's working life. "Our members are nurses, aged care workers and child carers, who earn modest wages," Blakey said. "They, along with many other working women, won't benefit from ...

Retirement incomes become industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... said a conversation needs to be had about how retirees use their income stream to fund services such as health care and aged care. Vamos' comments were responding to a research paper prepared for the forum by Monash University professor Deborah Ralston. ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... initiative which is now in the technology development phase," Benari said. In August Challenger also re-entered the aged care market with the launch of CarePlus. Benari said initial market feedback has been positive and Challenger's distribution team ...

Equity Trustees appoints new CFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... private clients including wealth and asset management, estate planning and administration, philanthropy, superannuation, aged care advice and placement.

Tax conversation in a bubble

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... revenue to pay for all of the services the government provides and with expenditure on areas like health, education, aged care and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) all expected to increase quickly over the coming years, the problem is ...

Pension and retirement strategies a global problem

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... other countries, the local industry still faces challenges. "In the coming decades the increasing costs of health care, aged care and pensions will put significant strain on the national balance sheet and, like many countries, we're looking at the challenge ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... property. Again we're competing against foreign capital here," she said. She added there was scope for investment in aged care, health care, farm land, and residential property. In terms of infrastructure McLaughlin said it was all well and good for ...