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Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... Costello, "much lower than the old cap," and around 2-3% lower than spending. At the same time, Australia's population is ageing, meaning more retirees and proportionately fewer working-age Australians. "Tax is one of many ways our three primary economic ...

Aged care reforms pushed to November

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... Albanese government has made no secret of the fact that this is an incredibly ambitious reform," ministers for health and ageing Mark Butler said. "These are once-in-a-generation reforms, which put older Australians at the centre of aged care. "We want ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... performance." "I can understand that because clients are ultimately demanding returns, both performance and dividends. With an ageing population, right now the super fund pension bill is circa $50 billion per year; by the end of 2030 that'll have increased ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... said. "With both major parties seeking to slow the rate of immigration, policymakers must rethink strategies to support an ageing population while maximising the benefits of skilled migration." The continuing issue of low productively growth was also ...

Team Super finalises leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Household Capital is a specialist retirement funding provider with long-term access to home equity to meet the needs of an ageing population. He worked there for over five years, arriving from AustralianSuper, where most recently, he was head of growth ...

Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... career breaks to raise families. In addition, many women also find themselves in early or unplanned retirement to care for ageing or unwell family members. "Almost 80% of our members are women and they have diverse needs as they approach or enter into ...

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."