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Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... executive Martin Fahy said. HSBC also claims Australians are third most concerned globally about the rising cost of healthcare, but only 32% of working age Australians are likely to actively move money to increase returns for their retirement funding ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... "This is an exciting investment chapter for TelstraSuper. We'll be supporting promising opportunities in the fields of healthcare, technology, cleantech and biotech based on scientific research and aiming to turn these into outstanding returns for our ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... of the US, UK, Japan, China and Australia's pension systems shows governments bear the cost (60%) of funding income, healthcare and inheritance for people aged 65 and over. This is followed by a reliance on savings (25%) and the help of family (10%). ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... are, the administration has upwards of 500 staffers who will work primarily to push forward Trump's plans for better healthcare, lower taxes and deregulation," Engel said. "If they can help achieve compromises, equities may continue to rally. On the ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Geographically Mexico makes up half of the investment portfolio. In terms of sectors, the fund is overweight financials (8.4%), healthcare (2.3%), industrials (2.9%), materials (2.4%) and telecom (0.3%).

AI will lead next industrial revolution: Sanlam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... understanding the trends in which industries are going to change," Itzkovits said. For example, AI will influence how healthcare, transportation and communication stocks will perform. The next frontier is to offer AI-driven portfolios. Robo-advice today ...

AustralianSuper appoints former Macquarie executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... the committee since last year, also sits on the boards of Lifestyle Communities, IC Advisory, River Capital, Unified Healthcare Group, Australian United Investments and Cell Care Australia. Before these roles, Craig held multiple senior positions at ...

Australian Unity property trust suspends units

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust has suspended wholesale and Class A units and will not accept new investor applications until further notice. The trust, which was established in 1999, invests in healthcare property assets, including hospitals ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... health coming together and creating shared value. After all, our biggest concern in this country is the rising cost of healthcare." He noted that as a product, life insurance is generally engaged with in drastic circumstances, which he said ongoing health ...

Watermark appoints two sector heads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... Management in April as head of the consumer sector. At Platinum, he was team leader and investment analyst representing healthcare and consumer sectors. Before that, he was a portfolio manager at MLC Investment Management and a chemical engineer at Montgomery ...