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Lift aged pension to 70: Productivity Commission

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... around 25 such centenarians." One in four babies reaching the age of 100 will have transformational impacts on aged health care and retirement policy and especially aged pension costs. It also highlights how life expectancy metrics are just projected ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... billion to kick-start the National Insurance and Disability Scheme, $500 million each for dental health and regional health care, and $3.7 billion for a restructuring of aged care. Helping to pay for some of this is a trimming back of superannuation ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... shifting employees to the company's 401(k) accumulation plan that is operated by Fidelity. The 401(k) plan offers health care, life insurance, disability protection and investment choice. Justifying the move that will occur in October this year, Cindy ...

Australian Unity offers instos retirement investment opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... investing in property such as retirement villages and age-appropriate investments with AUI also looking to explore its health care assets including medical centres. "Although they are property assets, they have characteristics very similar to bonds with ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... to do alternatives outside the traditional fee carry model and the fundamental trends changing towards food, energy and health. Also creating an impact is the rising impatience by investors of management fees attached to investing. "Many just cannot ...

Actuary urges policies to deal with inter-generational pressures

... Rogers, has warned Australia faces significant inter-generational issues that will lead to pressures on retirement incomes, health funding and aged care. In his presidential speech to an audience in Melbourne, Mr Rogers also identified social equity ...
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