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US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... eighth in the world for the best paid minimum wage. Combining poorly paid demographics with the US obesity epidemic and ageing population is placing a massive strain on the welfare system, which last year paid $2 trillion on social security payments. ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... has shaken the wealth management industry's chief executives, with lack of confidence in Australian preparation for its ageing population, a new report has revealed. The survey of 31 chief executives from wealth management companies by Financial Services ...

Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... operations in the UK and France, he said. Invocare's revenue growth is also linked to population demographics, in particular the ageing baby boomers. Invocare carries high levels of debt, owing $153.4 million in 2010, according to its annual report ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... addressed by the financial planning industry thus far." EQT wants planners and trustees to work together to assist Australia's ageing population to transition the second phase and handle the unexpected financial hurdles, such as the hefty bond that is ...

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Income Fund. Retirement income products are a hot topic in both the retail and institutional space as Australia's quickly ageing population faces up to a savings gap, estimated to be nearing $90,000 per person. Legg Mason's Real Income Fund is focused ...

UK should raise state pension age to 70: PwC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... part of measures to curb public debt, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). With the globally familiar problem of an ageing population, the UK's public debt would reach 90% of GDP by 2050 if existing policies were maintained, said PwC in a research ...

Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... the survey looked at the spending costs of those 90 years old and over. "We are learning more about the very old with the ageing population and a far bigger proportion of people hitting their 90s," said Pauline Vamos, chief executive, ASFA. "Its time ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... become the prime target to help get the retirement village fund up and running. "Given the demographics of Australia and ageing Australians, we see great opportunities for institutional investors to get long term returns through a fund that acquires ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... also something that really interests me," said Kelsall. "We (indirectly) have an impact on people's retirement and the ageing population so I'm looking forward to being part of a very meaningful industry." Since 2004, Kelsall has been chair of the Auditing ...

High level super talks on now

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... companies. Minister Shorten has previously flagged the lack of adequacy in retirement savings as an issue for Australia's ageing population.