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TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... group insurance Jenny Oliver said traumatic stress is often an unfortunate side effect of the working life for many Australians, especially those working in emergency services. "That is why we're pleased to be working with Professor Greenberg. Ultimately ...

Wealth and investment leads Aussie fintech

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... adoption rates were set to double and that has certainly been the case, with current usage among digitally active Australians rising from 13% in 2015 to 37% in our latest survey," Macdonald says. "Ease of setting up an account and having access to services ...

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... also said that the process has the potential to reduce the multiple account issue, an issue which is affecting 45% of Australians. "The proposed online form would allow consumers to see a list of their existing superannuation accounts or select their ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... this change, the proportion of people aged 65 or older has increased from 14% to 16% of the population. More older Australians also means more older women. Across the population 51% are female, and among Australians aged 65 plus the proportion of women ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... - using the current ratio of 2.6% persons per household, this means an increase in the population to 26.7 million Australians - by 18.6% in 10 years and 37.2% in 20 years. This will create more strain on current infrastructure and government spending ...

MyRetirement too product heavy: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... investors meet specific goals. The idea that new products alone can achieve higher levels of retirement income for Australians is too simplistic, it said. Longevity products will not increase retirement outcomes, Morningstar noted, but "very simply they ...

Looming super reforms benefit millions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
More than four million Australians will benefit from the superannuation reforms taking effect on 1 July, particularly women. The revived Low Income Superannuation Contribution, now labelled the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO), will be received ...

Family offices partner for major US acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... total of 1,296. "The multifamily class of assets is unique to the US which accounted for the significant interest from Australians in the raising. The assets are in a range of locations across the western states of the US in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... especially as we move to an increasingly interconnected global digital economy." The top two areas of security concern for Australians are: Identity theft: 58% of Australians are extremely or very concerned about unauthorised access to, or misuse of ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... as targets but instead used as a means to manage and shape the expectations of super fund members, Milliman said. "Australians will need to save more (or less) for retirement depending on where they live and, using current expenditure as a baseline ...