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SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... system. "If you have more assets in the system, the whole system is more sustainable and the funds will be there for the ageing population," he said. Knox said the overall index value for the Australian system could be increased to an A-grade if the ...

PIMCO appoints new vice president

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... Australia's chief John Wilson said the appointment follows a rise in the demand for fixed interest solutions due to the country's ageing population and an increase in the number of assets held by retirees. "Fixed interest portfolios have a vital role ...

Apostle partners with US risk management specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... through a distribution partnership with Apostle Asset Management, with its sights on retirement income portfolios. With an ageing population and the associated longevity risk concerning investors and impacting on markets, Apostle said it is the ideal ...

Super funds see hybrid opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... risk products on the market, according to a PIMCO research paper, in an effort to keep super members and address issues of ageing populations. Research paper, Addressing Longevity Risk, by Tony Hildyard, head of retirement solutions and Sara Higgins ...

SMSFs feeling the age gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
The ageing demographics of SMSF trustees may prove to be the real issue for the sector, but that isn't holding it back with rising growth rates and surging fund numbers, heard delegates at a Women in Super event yesterday. Speaking at the event, Sarah ...

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... according to Jane Goodland, global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing populations, immigration, changing landscapes, land use, changing climate, major infrastructure demands and new consumer ...

Mercer plans for post FOFA advice dominance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... groups to create post retirement product solutions. "Either we build it or we give advice, but no one has focused on the ageing population and we have a floor of actuaries focused on just that." Mercer will reshape its wealth management offerings to ...

Super funds mindshift imperative

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... software group, IQ Business Group. Super funds have reportedly begun moving towards a member-centric focus in response to the ageing population and rising rate of decumulation. Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group and chair for the ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... aged care. The report recommends that accommodation and living expenses would be met by the individual. The Minister for Ageing, Mark Butler says the report also recommends the creation of a new regulator which would oversee the indutry and set prices. ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has made its first move in the race to fiscally manage the ageing population, with the release of draft legislation to increase protection around reverse mortgages. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...