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SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. The SMC submission highlighted how older Australians are increasingly at risk of financial abuse, citing coercive control ...

AXA IM Alts expands affordable housing strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... both portfolio diversification and scale," Mesnage said. "Underpinned by strong thematic tailwinds including record population growth, constrained housing supply and persistently low vacancy rates, this acquisition reflects our conviction in the long-term ...

Singapore investment firm to add 835 student beds in Perth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... the 1398m 2 site from Alceon, which will remain as development manager. Given the limited supply to a large student population, Mapletree believes the sector provides a counter-cyclical characteristic for fruitful returns, particularly in Perth. "Perth ...

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... aged over 75 receive the highest level of social benefits of any group and by 2050 they will account for 12.4% of the population. She said many retirees are still net savers after they retire and Australia's tax system treats households with the same ...

VanEck goes for growth with new ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... investing in growth stocks having traditionally been the domain of active managers, limiting access by the broader investor population, GWTH can provide "convenient access" via the ASX at a fraction of the typical active management fee, VanEck said. ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... rise. Female full-time workers grew by 40,000 while male full-time workers rose by 20,000. The female employment-to-population ratio and participation rate reached 60.9% and 63.5% respectively, both new historical highs. The Australian Council of Trade ...

Some Australians being taxed more on super than pay: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... for the second-lowest wealth retiree households, SMC said. However, the report highlighted that Australia's ageing population, rising mortgage debt in retirement, and complex system settings will place increasing pressure on the retirement income system. ...

Invesco acquires RetireAustralia for $845m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... opportunity to expand Invesco Real Estate's presence in Australia's growing senior living sector. "The country's aging population, coupled with their rising wealth, is driving demand for alternative aged care solutions, and RetireAustralia's care-centric ...

Chalmers calls for solutions, not problems

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... issues, and greater power struggles between economies, as major threats to Australia's economy. It also pointed to the population ageing, shifts in industrial composition, rapid changes in technology and the transition to renewable energy as structural ...

Super funds risk 'falling behind': MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... for its ALERT system to analyse over 450 million data points daily to present shareable data. "AI is poring over that population of data and then providing insights that we share. So that's a really good example of where AI can be leveraged, and ...