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Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... economic trends, including: ongoing urbanisation; a rising middle class and increasing disposable income; an aging population and the propensity of the aged to save less and spend more, and policy reforms such as the expansion of China's social welfare ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... negotiated, with Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, Chile, ASEAN, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, China and the US. Indonesia has a population of more than 255 million, 10-times that of Australia, and its middle class of 45 million is estimated to be almost triple ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Actuaries Institute. The Institute says the number of super members to completely exhaust their balances will grow as the population ages. "Between the ages of 75 and 85, about one-fifth of balances are being drawn down at more than 10% of their balances ...

Centuria's Macquarie strategy pays off

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... investments. "The opening up of transport links, growth of the business precinct and the increasing density of Sydney's population have significantly enhanced the amenity and popularity of this area. The Macquarie Park office precinct is now larger than ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... trillion a year on transportation, power, water, and telecommunications systems yet 75% of that is just to keep up with population and economic growth. Despite the infrastructure gap revealed by these figures, the consulting group said global infrastructure ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... Australia's foreign reserve holdings seem small, the US holds only A$160 billion in foreign reserves, which means in population adjusted terms Australia holds more reserves than the US. Construction down 0.8pct in Eurozone Construction activity in the ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), several academics have dissected member reactions to retirement plan information focused on ...

Infocus launches free robo-advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... offerings. Commenting on the launch, managing director and chief executive, Rod Bristow said: "Around 80% of the Australian population don't currently receive financial advice. We are really excited to be launching earnie.com.au today to help bridge ...

Folkestone buys first asset for senior living fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... of retirement living communities which offers quality accommodation and premium facilities and services to an ageing population. Stage 1 of Watermark Castle Cove won the Urban Development Institute of Australia's Best Seniors Living Development in 2011." ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... support in parliament to trigger such consultations. In some countries - such as Italy, the Netherlands and Poland - the population can make petitions for referenda, but legal limitations make petitions for votes on international treaties unlikely to ...