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Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... said, the "humps of debt just move along" as a person ages, and things are unlikely to improve given Australia's ageing population. Due to this, based on research, he said that if you have a super nest get between zero and $450,000, "you will likely ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... State Super," Dwyer said. "This is our first investment in the retirement village sector, and with Australia's ageing population likely to fuel demand for quality retirement housing solutions, we believe this investment will deliver sustainable returns ...

Millennial SMSFs making impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... the report reads. While the Australian Taxation Office predicts that millennials now represent 14% of the total SMSF population, CommSec's insights show those aged 51 to 65 years still account for the greatest number of SMSF investors - 42% of both members ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on senior investor vulnerability," ASIC said. The Ageing Population Co-ordination Group will seek to understand and address concerns that arise in each major stage during the retirement and ...

Beware creative debt packaging: Robeco

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... top 10 among the Nordic countries - and mainly driven by a strong pension system and how it is dealing with an ageing population. It scores negatively however, on its dependency on natural resources.

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... picture of Australia's housing future, where demand pressures are likely continue in capital cities (where the growing population is anticipated to reside), and supply constraints continue. In turn, prolonged housing affordability will put immense pressure ...

Numbers and needs of female HNWs set to grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... GlobalData senior wealth management analyst Heike van den Hovel said. Further, with the above-average age of the male HNW population making it more likely that many current male business owners will hand over responsibility or ownership to their spouses ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... bonuses index. - In these indexes the term 'bonuses' refers to bonuses and commissions. All employee jobs in the target population of employers are in scope of the WPIs, except the following: - Australian permanent defence force jobs - Non-salaried directors ...

Japanese broker targets Aussie SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... providing convenient trading access to their home markets. He said there are suburbs in Sydney where more than 20% of the population had a Chinese heritage. Although Australia might be accustomed to the fund concept, he said Asian investors may be more ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... and works to future-proof the legislation for technological developments. It also serves to increase the New Zealand population's access to quality financial advice. In line with this, the Bill also removes the distinction between class (general) and ...