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IOOF buys $68m retail property

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... caters to residents of Huntington, Mount Druitt, Colyton, and the broader Blacktown Local Government Area, where the population is expected to grow at 2.8% p.a. over the next five years. IOOF head of property Simon Gross said the acquisition is its 19th ...

ASIC industry levy to increase

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... Association chief executive Judith Fox said the levy increases are not sustainable and are unfairly attributed to the current population of financial advisers, particularly as the stockbroking and listed securities advice sector has an "exemplary record ...

Advisers overlook home equity release strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... the government and private sector product options as part of a comprehensive retirement plan, he said. Half of the population analysed comprised 55-year-olds and over with an average net wealth of $1.53 million split across superannuation ($668k), private ...

More advisers exit in June

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Some 450 financial advisers left the industry in the last month of the financial year, taking the total population to 19,544, latest ASIC data shows. As at July 1, AMP Financial Planning finished the financial year with 690 advisers, while The SMSF ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... government needs to find ways to raise revenue to support increased spending demands generated by COVID-19, an ageing population, pressure on health systems and increasing environmental disasters. "Reintroducing inheritance or estate taxation is a way ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... group purchasing this category of real estate. In Australia, this group grew by 10.9% in 2020 to 3124 Australians. This population is forecasted to grow by 3.8% over the next five years. "Developers across the country are continuing to shift their focus ...

SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
The boutique fund manager is launching a new social impact fund that will invest in Australian and New Zealand medical technology companies. The SG Hiscock Medical Technology Fund aims to provide long-term capital growth via a portfolio of innovative ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... budget and economy outlook for the next 40 years has been hit by COVID-19 and pre-existing structural trends like ageing population. It predicts the Australian economy will grow at a slower pace over the next 40 years compared to the last 40, while growth ...

Fostering the ageing workforce

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... 55 in the workforce and they could offset adverse economic impacts, according to CEPAR. The Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research found those aged over 55 years old make up 19% of the workforce in 2021, up from 9% in 1991. By 2050, workers ...

New chief operating officer at Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... life (re)insurance industry in Australia. SCOR's purpose in supporting the health of its customers and the broader population, along with its drive to continuously improve the customer journey resonate very strongly with me."