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Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... resilient, although our expectation is that employment growth will slow to be broadly in line with growth in the working-age population." But more important, is the RBA governor's change in tack from waiting for the "resilient" labour market to feed ...

Centuria acquires fund manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... capabilities with Heathley's experience and existing relationships in the healthcare market. Centuria noted Australia's population was both growing and ageing; ensuring healthcare real estate had a stable, long-term footing to go with its tendency to ...

CBA down, industry up for employment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... institutions do not find themselves short of candidates. Ribuot is of the opinion that there is a certain section of the population who will never want to work in the sector because they feel that it does not align with their values and ethics. "I think ...

Healthcare property a buy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... and dads to super funds. "Healthcare property provides exposure to favourable demographic drivers including a growing population and an increasing median age in the population," Smith said. "Australia continues to depend on a cohesive public and private ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
High population growth, changing community needs and an ageing population will spur investment in social infrastructure. Speaking at the Property Funds Association conference, Arena REIT managing director Rob de Vos said: "An ageing population and proportionately ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... subtle pulpit "electioneering" by leaders of the Catholic Church in this predominantly Catholic country (81.4% of the population according to World Atlas). You can cry conspiracy but Standard & Poor's latest upgrade to the Philippines' credit ...

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... yet." "A major problem facing the Australian government and individuals is how to fund the retirement of an ageing population," Morris said. "Superannuation, through its tax concessions and compulsory nature, has been the main vehicle for trying to achieve ...

Inquiry denounces franking credit ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... This undermines any objective that it may raise revenue and reduce dependence on taxpayers resulting from an ageing population." The final report also recommended any policy which could reduce retiree income by up to a third should only be considered ...

Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
The ageing population is a fiscal time bomb, according to a new report released by the Budget Office. The report found that by 2028-29 the ageing population is expected to reduce the budget balance by $36 billion, based on current projections. Revenue ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... years to 2022-23 - was tempered by tighter means-testing, but noted aged care costs would still strongly grow as the population ages.