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Australian Unity to acquire estate planning firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... estate planning and trustee-type services space for some time because these services are increasingly in demand as the population ages. He added, "Individuals and their families need protection, support and certainty through what can be an extremely ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... boards of not-for-profit super funds would benefit their members, who account for more than half of Australia's working population. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive, Sally Loane, said the Council has led the push for trustee independence ...

Joining AIIB unlocks billions of infra investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... assets in the region. "Australia, like Asia, is dealing with the challenges of a shrinking workforce and an ageing population.A To meet this challenge it is vital we better match the long term investment horizon of retirement savings to strengthen our ...

High-risk pursuits may undermine super funds' solvency

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

ISA appoints retirement policy adviser

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... retirement policy adviser. Phil Gallagher is a statistician and policy modeller specialising in retirement incomes and population ageing. He has overseen quantitative analysis of Commonwealth social and economic policies since 1975. At ISA he will concentrate ...

Infrastructure returns beat equities, bonds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... report said. "Meanwhile, the backdrop for infrastructure demand continues to expand: by 2050, two-thirds of the global population will live in cities compared to around half today, and this rising urbanisation rate will occur alongside a net increase ...

FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 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% ...

APAC fastest growing region for millionaire investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... includes the United States, Japan, Germany, China, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Canada and Italy. Ultra-HNW population in APAC grew by 14.3% and reached a total of 34,000 individuals. "Asia-Pacific led the growth in wealth this year and just ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... self-provision at a minimum of the age pension rate, and by "ensuring that a significant majority of the superannuation population is saving to the level needed to fund the age pension over 10, 20, 25 and 30 years." NAB goes on to say Australia's retirement ...

Equity Trustees appoints WA estate planning lawyer

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Anna Hacker, who said the appointment comes at a time when estate planning is becoming increasingly important. "As our population ages, our Estate Planning division must adapt and expand its skillset in order to offer this changing demographic the quality ...