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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 ...

Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... a growth rate 5.8 times the 1.7% 'Rest of the World (RoW) growth rate. The Asia-Pacific region also has the highest population of HNWI and in 2015 the HNWI population grew by 9.4% passing 5 million and growing 3.5 times the RoW growth rate of 2.7%. According ...

Cities over countries for TH Real Estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Understanding local, long-term structural trends is key to preserving investment value and unlocking performance growth in cities throughout the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, according to TH Real Estate. The firm's head of global research Alice Breheny ...

How a niche can add value

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... model aimed squarely at those in or approaching retirement. "We specialise in pre- and post-retirees so with an ageing population, we feel like demand for our advice will only increase," he said. Reed added that his firm, The Retirement Advice Centre ...

Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... recent years, as they seek to position themselves to take advantage of growing demand for food arising from global population growth and increased consumption by the emerging middle classes in developing countries," Preqin head of real assets products ...

Ageing population presents investment potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... trends compromising the conservation of traditional models of family care in the region. This includes the continuing population growth in Tokyo due to children moving away from their ancestral homes for work, Korea's growth in female workforce participation ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... of arable land are seen as assets, likely to outperform most others over time; a conclusion drawn from research into population growth and issues such as the unavailability of fresh water and disease problems, in addition to existing concerns around ...

Advisers welcome super changes but need stability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... planning." For Addario the biggest issue with further changes to the superannuation reform was that the unadvised Australian population, which is more than 80%, would become even more cynical about super. "It is generally positive that they've repealed ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... remaining steady at 5.7 per cent; the participation rate remaining unchanged at 64.8 per cent; and the employment to population ratio remaining steady at 61.1 per cent." US retail sales Retail spending in the US continued to slow, adding more evidence ...

Advisers and aged care homes should forge relationships: BUPA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... the way it is funded. Recent legislation has cut government funding to services amid a budget deficit and an ageing population. Service providers are increasingly having to balance the pressure of having high occupancy and generating the most amount ...