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Global asset manager moves into healthcare

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... Assets recognises the attractiveness of this sector, which is underpinned by demographic trends includng Australia's aging population and longer life expectancy, along with ongoing healthcare needs of the population," Kalyanakumar said.

Consumers confused by general, personal advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... law to act in their clients' best interests." ASIC indicated it expects the need for financial advice to grow due to the aging population in Australia. Chester said: "ASIC is seeing increased sales of complex financial products under general advice models ...

Former Attorney General appointed to Dexus board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... alongside an executive director and seven non-executive directors. Roxon also served as the Federal Minister for Health and Aging, and was a strong advocate in the fight against the tobacco industry in the landmark plain packaging legislation. Commenting ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... development in the ongoing effort to address the insurtech movement. Insurtechs can help incumbents overcome roadblocks such as aging systems and paper-based processes. Meanwhile, incumbents can help insurtechs face newcomer challenges like high customer-acquisition ...

Japan still leading APAC offshore investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... " It added: "What we know structurally and globally is that income is important especially in places like Japan with an aging population so that structural demand for income and stability is not likely to go away." Unsurprisingly, the most popular asset ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... Mexico and Japan, and Brazil will edge ahead of Germany," Robbins said. "Mature economies will have to do more with less as aging built assets cause depreciation to run faster than rebuilding in recent years."

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... ageing population will likely be more protectionist and insular, undermining global economic cooperation, according to Global Aging Institute president Richard Jackson. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference ...

Treasurer flags super cap exemptions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... The tax paid on that is zip, zero and nothing," Morrison said. "Now, that sort of a system is not sustainable given the aging of the population and the challenges we have going forward. That is why it is necessary to make these rather broad changes that ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... social and economic trends, including: ongoing urbanisation; a rising middle class and increasing disposable income; an aging population and the propensity of the aged to save less and spend more, and policy reforms such as the expansion of China's social ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... include development of port facilities and a maglev fast train project. Welfare measures include policy responses to Japan's aging demographic policy challenges (notwithstanding these details are still being defined), relief for people and communities ...