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The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... care. That latter claimant, he added, will play an increasing role in family court disputes given Australia's ageing population. Tsovolos noted the law also now stipulates that estates can "claw back" assets in cases where, in the three years preceding ...

Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... and wealth management industries are confident about growth prospects, particularly in areas benefiting the ageing population over the next 24 months, the report found. About half (47%) of the executives are said to be making or restoring trust as part ...

Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Shead noted that based on current projections, 30% of the population will be over 65 by the end of the century. "Take it with a grain of salt, but this tidal wave is coming," he said. Shead ...

Ignition Wealth begins European expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... correlation between its technology and capabilities and the Irish wealth demographic, saying Ireland's small but concentrated population presents a great opportunity. Crowe Horwath has been appointed to assist in raising capital to fund the development ...

HESTA stands up to all-male boards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... shareholders, and, therefore, better long-term returns for members. "Any company not looking closely enough at 50% of the population when identifying its next leaders will not attract the best people and performance of the organisation will eventually ...

Looking ahead key to flipping bad money habits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... research in partnership with consumer neuroscience expert Dr. Phil Harris from the University of Melbourne. It found the population is spending $31 billion in savings each year, despite two million Australians having less than $1000 in savings to begin ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
The growing consensus that the global economy is tilting back towards higher interest rates ignores persistent macroeconomic headwinds, according to MFS Investment Management chief investment officer, global fixed income Bill Adams. Speaking to Financial ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... for the wealth management industry they paint a picture of a rapidly changing nation and marketplace. For starters, population growth is increasing. In the 40 years between 1966 and 2006 Australia's population grew 1.4% pa but in the last decade this ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Australia was in the midst of a recession; total population was just a little bit over 17 million; median house prices in Melbourne was $80,000 (in Sydney it was $115,825); there was rarely a traffic jam on the streets and you could take your pick of ...

BNP Paribas launches green trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... of the BNP Paribas Environmental Equity Trust is the notion that future global markets will be profoundly shaped by population dynamics, resource scarcity, inadequate infrastructure and environmental constraints. The Trust seeks to achieve sustainable ...