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Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... health solutions to its customers and members. "Australia needs purpose-driven investments that address our ageing population, the rise of chronic and non-communicable disease, disability, mental health, and the shortage of social and medical infrastructure," ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... of super twinned with a frozen pension rate means that the system that is supposed to be there to support an aging population in retirement is fragile. That is why Jones wants the Retirement Income Review, which Hume has said she has read and that it ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... billion. Supporting the elderly was also the largest expense last year and is predicted to become a greater expense as the population ages, with the government currently predicting assistance to the aged will cost more than $82 billion by 2024. There ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... international arrivals while at the same time reducing its immigration intake. "Treasury forecasts that Australia's population will be 11.2% lower by June 2021 compared with pre-COVID-19 projections, equivalent to around 400,000 fewer residents." ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research (CEPAR) and Cbus, revealed that many people who withdrew their super were uncertain about the long-term consequences ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... rate decreasing by 0.7 pts to 18.0%; - the participation rate increasing 0.1 pts to 64.8%; and - the employment to population ratio increasing 0.5 pts to 60.3%." These compare with consensus expectations for a 40,000 drop in employment in August and ...

Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... investment objective or risk not having adequate retirement savings, according to research from the Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). CEPAR senior research associate Mengyi Xu said recent market volatility has raised concerns ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... services to high net worth individuals or those who can afford advice. "That satisfies [roughly] the top 10 or 20% of the population of Australia," he said. "What do we do for the other millions of people who want to talk about everything from their ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... infection (85,202) to date; number 131 in new cases (8); number 97 in new deaths (0). Adjust these numbers for the population of around 1.4 billion and the percentages would be as miniscule as the coronavirus itself. More bang for lesser bucks. China's ...

ERS sees Cbus members forfeit TPD cover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... the increase to SG as a member who is between 25 and 29 typically has 56% of the retirement savings of the general population. "If we extend that out to persons aged 65 years, our Cbus members retired typically with one third of the average superannuation ...