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The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... imperative', looks at the story around the ever-growing demand for healthcare services in Australia. "Our population is ageing and we continue to battle a high burden of chronic disease," Naughtin said. "When we look across healthcare expenditure within ...

Advice industry must change as population ages: Expert

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... the impact on advice. "Multistage lives where people are of different biological ages and differ in the way they're ageing requires much more bespoke advice," he said. He said the modern pension system itself is derived from 20th century three-stage ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... decline from 2.6% to 2.1% of GDP by 2060. Oppositely, many OECD retirement income systems have poor system design, population ageing, and elevated inflation imperilling long-term sustainability. The average OECD government spend on pension payments will ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
With an ageing population but no accepted approach for measuring the age of retirement, KPMG has taken the same approach used to determine life expectancy to produce an age of retirement dataset. In producing the dataset, KPMG has determined the expected ...

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... Resort (CSLR) following the Royal Commission but added the government's proposed model is based on recommendations from "an ageing report" and "out-of-date data." The FPA outlined a few recommendations around the design and implementation of the proposed ...

Household Capital acquires Pension Boost

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... be the leading provider of home equity retirement funding. "Together we play a critical role in meeting the needs of an ageing population, particularly as many Australian retirees have inadequate super saved to meet their needs,"he added. On the transaction ...

Rest names new independent chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... from politics in June, having also previously held the portfolios of sport, recreation and youth affairs, and disability, ageing and carers. "James is a fantastic addition to the Rest board and will be a tireless advocate for our members, ensuring their ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A rapidly ageing population has changed the face of retirement. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress London Business School professor Andrew Scott explained why. Kicking things off, Scott said ...

Australian Unity gives funds management business a makeover

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... director Rohan Mead said the changes are an important part of the mutual's evolution to meet changing community needs. "Our ageing population, coupled with the rise in chronic disease and complex health needs, means we must continue to adapt to better ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... risk to the broader Australian economy if retirees continue to reduce their spending. "On a macro level, if we have an ageing population who have significantly reduced their spending, we risk the economy shrinking, in an environment where reduced wage ...