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European Cities Fund to take advantage of future proof cities

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... European cities were assessed based on three major factors; quality of life and technology, urbanisation and youth population, and discretionary spending which resulted in 42 cities being identified as best placed to benefit from long-term demand for ...

Industry reacts to super objective

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... public confidence in the system." Challenger chief executive Brian Benari concluded that: "The ageing of Australia's population is one of the biggest social and economic issues of our time. Making clear the purpose of super provides government and industry ...

Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... a wide range of questions on everything from strategic priorities to investment and risk management. Amid an ageing population, post retirement products were the leading area of focus in this year's survey, as they were last time around. The demographics ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... extending the profession's influence among key decision-makers who are grappling with complex issues such as the ageing population, budget reform, and climate change. In 2016 the institute plans to issue high profile white papers on topics such as data ...

Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
An ageing population and the associated pressures on health funding are expected to place significant tolls on the federal budget over the next decade according to a Treasury official. Secretary to the Treasury, John Fraser told the Sydney Institute ...

Australians putting off retirement planning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Nearly a third of the population aged 18 to 64 consider retirement too far away to plan for, according to a Roy Morgan survey of 50,000 people. This lack of planning and engagement in the process is likely to contribute to less-than-optimum superannuation ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... package. "Indexing the personal income tax thresholds means there is no more easy money for Canberra. Australia's ageing population demands that our governments restrain expenditure. Ending bracket creep will drive better fiscal accountability. Indexing ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... will shape investment opportunities and challenges in the future; what's less understood is where the main sources of population growth will arise. A new report by RBC Capital Markets considers the impact of global population growing from 6.08 billion ...

Younger clients best-served by robo-advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... "Technology has changed financial planning. Although it presents some challenges, it opens the door to that 70% of the population who otherwise wouldn't - and can't - access advice."

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... process. "This is a new phenomenon we're working with," Reed continued. "If you think about it, two thirds of the Western population is probably the oldest in history. Not too long ago you didn't have to worry about these issues because you'd hit 65 ...