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Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016

... unfortunately saving an adequate amount for retirement is anticipated to get harder. "A low interest rate environment and an aging population which will place more strain on governments as they seek to fund the increasing costs of health and aged care," ...

SME owners urged to streamline their retirement exit strategies

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS | WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016

... being sold off. As a result of sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy, Australia's population is slowly aging. Today, the median age of Australians is 36.9. This figure goes' hand in hand' with the fact that over 40% of all business owners ...

Former NSW politician joins Media Super

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015

... Change and the Environment, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Community Services, Aging and Disability Services and Minister for Juvenile Justice. Tebbutt's early career was in the finance sector after graduating ...

Mercer creates new role for innovation

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015

... will result in enhanced outcomes for our clients, particularly given the financial challenges posed by Australia's rapidly aging population and increasing life expectancies," Walsh said.

Mercer rates Aussie super B+

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015

... neighbours and some of the largest countries in the world in terms of population," Auster said. "The issue of demographics, aging, and how these countries are going to be going economically over the next 20 years is going to be a really important issue ...

More must be done to cut fees: FSC

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

... is needed for super to meet its purpose. If we get the market structure right, super can alleviate increasing pension and aging costs through higher retirement savings. "The legislation to improve superannuation governance introduced to Parliament on ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015

... Wade Matterson, senior consultant at Milliman's Australian financial risk management practice. Macro trends such as the aging population and baby boomers moving to retirement mean that the industry needs to figure out what they need, "how we help them ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015

... sustainable. "Tax concessions for superannuation are the fastest growing tax concession in the entire federal budget. "With an aging population, a growing proportion of the population will move into the retirement phase, that is, the phase that is completely ...

Pension and retirement strategies a global problem

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015

... national balance sheet and, like many countries, we're looking at the challenge of how we are going to fund and support an aging population - particularly in delivery," Pallisco said. "Government and regulators clearly have a key role to play in developing ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015

Stockbroking platform Invast Australia has launched a number of model portfolios tackling themes such as the country's aging population, US cyber security and iconic Aussie brands. The portfolios will be listed in Invast's PortfolioInvestor platform ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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