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HSBC expands private wealth business

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... office client base. The private banking expansion comes with HSBC's anticipation that Australia's high new worth (HNW) population will grow 17.8% to 2020. Australia has the third largest population of HNW individuals in Asia Pacific with about 29,500 ...

Advisers drive annuities growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... maintaining administration efficiencies," he said. "We expect this to continue to grow as the demographic trends of population growth and increasing life expectancies become further apparent." Abernethy highlighted the favourable treatment of annuities ...

Henderson EM fund rated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... demographics, with six out of the seven billion people in the world currently living in emerging markets. All of the world's population growth is going to happen in emerging markets," Gaden said. "As a result of this thematic, we have seen strong demand ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The global 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 ...

Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... super funds each year, with an estimated 900,000 members opting out of a fund in the last 12 months - 7% of the member population. "The key triggers for switching funds have always been either changing jobs for younger members or retiring for older members," ...

US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... business, is a burgeoning market and becoming more institutionalised on the back of demand from a large bay boomer population. L&B does manage some aged care through a separate account, but Metter said Metten it's not something he'd immediately recommend ...

Infrastructure critical for super returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... stock of public infrastructure needed to provide necessary services to meet current requirements of a fast growing population," the report said. "A shortfall in public infrastructure is consistent with an unmet demand for services from produced assets ...

Challenger reveals key annuity relationships

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Challenger has announced two new annuity relationships with Australian and international partners. Challenger's full range of annuity products will now be available through AMP's investment and administration platforms and will also be available through ...

Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... world's most comprehensive comparison of global pension systems, and this year it covered about 60% of the world's population, measuring 27 systems against more than 40 indicators to gauge their adequacy, sustainability and integrity. It included diverse ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... bad behaviours we need to stop. "It's the little things like using language that can potentially ostracise 50% of the population by saying 'us guys' or 'all of us guys'. Little things like tweeting about clothing, they're such small insignificant things ...