Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 441 - 450 of 1314 results for "Population"

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Hutley, drawing upon Future Fund is almost a non-question. "Future Fund was set up to meet the liabilities of an ageing population and it should be preserved in that way, much the same as people withdrawing from their superannuation [savings]. It is ...

Early super access impact double Treasury estimates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... securing any losses they've suffered in the market rout. "Given these risks, as COVID-19 continues to progress through our population and economy, superannuation funds are needed now more than ever," Rice Warner said. "While superannuation is for retirement ...

Trust in advisers lifts as pandemic fear ensues

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... their most trusted sources. To collate this information, MLC Wealth conducted two sentiment surveys, one of the general population with 1014 respondents, and one of its own clients and members with 642 respondents. Respondents were aged between 35-80 ...

UK asset manager acquires stake in retirement funder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... "Legal & General's strategic investment shows when it comes to tackling the challenge of our burgeoning retirement-age population, global investors see Australia as a significant market opportunity," Household Capital chief executive Joshua Funder said. ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic would have served Australia's GDP a 0.9% blow if it hadn't been for the government's $17.6 billion economic stimulus package, according to research released today by KPMG. The 0.9% near miss would amount to a $17 billion ...

ATO cracks down on HNWs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... in robust tax governance practices are more likely to get their tax right." The ATO defines the high wealth tax gap population as individuals and companies linked to a high wealth private group with group net wealth greater than $50 million and ownership ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... said leadership teams and boards in superannuation should reflect the gender balance of its members. "The Australian population consists of men and women and super fund members are men and women. We need our teams and boards to reflect this diversity ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... useful for retirement planning purposes for some retirees, but are inappropriate for a substantial proportion of the population."

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... proportion of GDP from 2.8% in 2025 to 2.1% in 2085, saving around $13.5 billion per year even in a context where the population is ageing and life expectancy is increasing." Coates pointed to documents released by Treasury which indicated its findings ...

ATO cracks down on SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... action on SMSFs, a significant portion of those SMSFs' subsequent compliance was below the level of the general SMSF population. "So our enforcement was, in effect, ineffective," Fleming said. "I think there's room for improvement in our enforcement ...