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CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... structural inflation problem in Australia." Blythe listed a number of factors driving domestic prices higher. These include: an ageing population causing people to spend more on health; shifting education preferences driving rises in school fees; an ...

Costello named Future Fund chair

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... government's commitment to strengthen the financial position of the Commonwealth and to prepare for the challenges posed by an ageing population.

SMSFs retarding growth in Australia: Credit Suisse

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... development of an Australian credit market could help stop SMSFs "retarding growth." "Credit is a natural asset for an ageing pension scheme as it will provide our beloved Selfies with the coupon they crave." However, "corporate bond holders cannot dictate ...

AUI Healthcare Property Trust added to North platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... private health services continues to expand, irrespective of economic cycles, mostly as a result of Australia's gradually ageing and increasing population." The Trust has a diversified tenant base and a quality direct portfolio of 25 healthcare properties ...

Superannuation Research Cluster makes two appointments

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Economic and Social Research. Her role will focus on financial decision-making, financial literacy and cognitive decline with ageing. She is a specialist in statistics and micro-econometric analysis. Feng's role will be to look at superannuation fund ...

People aged 85+ to triple by 2040

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... assumptions of future levels of fertility, life expectancy and migration, which are guided by recent population trends. "The ageing of Australia's population as a result of sustained low fertility, combined with increasing life expectancy is likely to ...

Actuaries Institute names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... called the government to commission and publish a new Intergenerational Report to inform policy decisions regarding the ageing population. "Australians can be significantly bolstered by increasing the preservation age," Codina said. "It's now time to ...

Lift aged pension to 70: Productivity Commission

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... albeit it will affect labour supply, economic output, infrastructure requirements and governments' budgets. "Population ageing is largely a positive outcome, primarily reflecting improved life expectancy. A female (male) born in 2012 will on average ...

Aged care costs to rise as complexity increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... moves into an aged care home generally has their assets and income tested by Centrelink so the Department of Health and Ageing can work out what amount of fees that person should pay," Stander added. The Government has set a maximum basic daily fee of ...