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Fostering the ageing workforce

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... the workforce and they could offset adverse economic impacts, according to CEPAR. The Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research found those aged over 55 years old make up 19% of the workforce in 2021, up from 9% in 1991. By 2050, workers aged ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... reflects Australian Unity's confidence in aged care as a sector. "On top of increasing demand for quality aged care from an ageing population, the recent Royal Commission will result in greater support for more ageing-in place options. "This presents ...

Generational wealth gap continues to widen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... is being compounded by a series of policy decisions made by successive governments." She argued that this is because the ageing population in Australia means there are more voters of an older age, and politicians court those votes. The super tax concession ...

ATO seeks IT contractors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... requested tenders from interested companies for a core registry platform for its defined benefit schemes that will replace its ageing systems.

Deborah Ralston to advise Allianz Retire+

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... Retire+ to institutional market since September 2020. It has now set up a new four-people advisory panel on retirement and ageing. It includes Deborah Ralston, Nicolette Rubinsztein, Sally Evans and Fintan Thornton. Ralston was one of the three panel ...

Mercer launches aged care support service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... care. Another is the difficulty of accessing and navigating the system. Burkitt said about 1.5 million Australians receive ageing care services and more than ever, adult children are acting as carers for the first time. "One in eight working Australians ...

HESTA appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... of Australian Private Hospitals Association. HESTA's board is chaired by Nicola Roxon, a former minister for health and ageing, and the first woman in Australia to be appointed Attorney-General.

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy Forum, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Covenant will go ahead in mid-2022 despite several issues that need to be ironed out. In addressing the 2021 Council of the Ageing (COTA) National Policy Forum on Retirement Income this morning, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government is currently ...

Age pension spending to rise: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... each year - rising to an extra $33.3 billion (in today's dollars) over the period to 2058." ISA added that Australia's ageing population means there will be fewer taxpayers for every pensioner. It said this could lead to future governments needing to ...