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Popularity of reverse mortgages set to rise

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2005
An ageing Australian population and a widening retirement savings gap are set to give rise to a robust reverse mortgage industry, analysts say. But the product needed a significant public perceptions makeover if financial planners were to broaden the ...

Ageing population places more fiscal pressure on the Government

The Productivity Commission enquiry into the economic consequences of Australia's ageing population released today has predicted an increase in fiscal pressure for all governments within the country the next 40 years. The report forecasts expenditure ...

Future ageing population needs funding now

The Productivity Report on Ageing Australia has emphasised the need to address the financial ramifications of the countries ever increasing ageing population. The report predicts the Australian economy will experience a double blow by the financial ...

Election cycle a case of short-sightedness

... research and development to ensure a strong foundation to ensure that solutions are consistent with long-term objectives. The ageing population and retirees in particular face real problems associated with the current tax system. The high marginal tax ...

Ageing population key to election victory: ASFA

... research has shown that super is a hot button issue for the majority of Australians," Smith said. "Concern about Australia's ageing population is growing. Seventy per cent believe that government needs to do more do deal with the consequences of this ...

Labor ripe for the picking on super; ASFA

... opportunism. Smith said Labor has squandered a golden opportunity to offer a clear strategy on adequate retirement incomes for our ageing population. \"This is public policy for the next four weeks, not Australia's future.\" ASFA said Labor had chosen ...

Living standards predicted to fall

Ageing demographics and rising health costs will see Australia's living standards fall 27% below what they would otherwise be - the equivalent of $130 billion a year in today's terms, according to a report released last week by the Association of Superannuation ...

Actuary urges policies to deal with inter-generational pressures

... these issues. "The government's Intergenerational Report has already alerted us to the dramatically increased impact of our ageing population on health financing and retirement planning in particular," Mr Rogers said. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ...

Economic recovery on track: OECD chief economist

... way to join the recovery. A key area of concern that Mr Cotis refers to with regards to the 30-nation OECD relate to the ageing-related financial pressures that are looming larger than ever, and taking advantage of the economic upswing to restore the ...

Simon Crean hails ALP as the 'Party of the Superannuants' at talk today

... weeks. Mr Crean capped the talk by saying that Australia was now reaching a stage in its social history where the growing ageing population is as significant a period in the country's history as the immediate post-World War Two social dynamics of the ...