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In wealthy Australia, philanthropy is the biggest loser

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Australia has experienced record growth rates and its population is wealthier than ever, but philanthropic giving is now lower than it was 30 years ago. Taxpayers are giving an amount equivalent to only 0.57% of GDP, compared to their counterparts in ...

New guide teaches social media best practice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... mobile devices in the world than there are people. With the rate of mobile devices growing five times faster than the population and more than 50% of online searches for adviser business now done on a mobile device, incorporating social and digital offerings ...

Shares increasingly popular for Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... diversified across various sectors and today this extends beyond domestic share ownership, with 5% of the Australian population now owning international shares. Overall, 33% of Australians over the age of 18 (an estimated 5.94 million people) now hold ...

Agribusiness fund launched by former Telstra Super exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... specialise its investments in the operations, processing, infrastructure and property sectors. "Emerging markets' increasing population, economic growth and the ongoing urbanisation trend will drive food demands. Demand for food and other agricultural ...

RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... (https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/nzd/1978-australian-dollar-and-nz-dollar-parity-forecast-45435) "Apart from larger population and a bloated housing asset base that is borrowed against without constraint fuelled by cash rich immigrants, Australia hasn't ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... super assets grew by 16%. One of the main drivers behind that gap is that SMSF members are a lot older than the whole population in superannuation," Peker said. "Also it is the under exposure to international assets as well. They [SMSFs] have started ...

Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... and market reforms to strengthen the transport and water sectors, "we won't have the infrastructure that a growing population and our globally-focused economy deserve." According to the audit, car travel times are expected to increase by at least 20% ...

Blue Sky acquires majority stake in HPS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... annum hospital pharmacy services market. "The growth in hospital pharmacy services is driven by an ageing and growing population, higher incidence rates of chronic diseases including cancer and the increasing ability to medically treat patients," said ...

Decimal and P&N announce advice partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... through its partnership with Decimal, which will seek to enable it to offer cost-effective financial advice to a broader population of its members and the market."

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... The Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australia's existing mix of taxation is unsustainable with an ageing population and baby boomers moving out of the workforce. Among the FSC's submission to the Tax White Paper are four key proposals including ...