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Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... Australians, including women and low-income earners, while sustainability guarantees the system can meet the challenges of an ageing population and evolving workforce." Meantime, Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said that legislating ...

ART, ISPT to build $585m Sydney life sciences hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... benefits and helps deliver strong long-term returns for members. "Like many other OECD nations, Australia's population is ageing. In combination with an increase in life expectancy thanks to modern medical advancements, and overall population growth ...

Investors plan to continue private markets love affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... terms of thematic opportunities, investors see opportunity across AI and technology, the energy transition, population ageing, and counter-cyclical positioning. The opportunity in AI and technology was deemed moderate by 51%of investors, while 40% said ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... said. "We have seen these tools play a critical role in advancing the national conversation on disability, homelessness and ageing, and the time is right to bring this type of planning to our retirement income system."

Colonial First State offers aged care solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... aged care decisions can come at a difficult and emotional time for families. "By using the service, CFS members supporting ageing loved ones or planning for their own later years can save significant time, reduce stress and mental load, and ultimately ...

UniSuper offers plenty to like, says Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... long-term themes. "Themes expected to be structurally pervasive include a normalising cost of capital, persistent inflation, ageing demographics, and ongoing technological innovation. These ideas materialise in tilts both across and within asset classes ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... raising" the national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise the statutory retirement age gradually over the next 15 years. ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... financial future, the report argued. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said that with rising life expectancies and an ageing population, the retirement income challenge won't going away. "Successive governments in Australia have attempted to address ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... according to Global SWF. Global SWF said that such returns are necessary to achieve long-term support for New Zealand's ageing population, with the government expected to start withdrawing money from the fund in 2035 to help pay for superannuation payments. ...

Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... juggling competing priorities because of cost-of-living pressures, they have mortgages or rent to pay, young families and ageing parents," a summary of the roundtable said. Tan said that many people view super as something that's very far off into ...