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Ageing population presents investment potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... 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
... 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 the ...

Super funds must harvest farmland

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... growing faster than technological advancements which translate to yield enhancements. Goodreds said the rapid population growth will also see an expanded middle-class, and research suggests any extra disposable income from these investors is largely ...

Henderson launches emerging markets fund in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... becoming increasingly important for investors given "global population dynamics" - that is, most of the global population growth will occur in these markets, which occurs concomitantly with rising middle classes in the same areas. In terms of the portfolio ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... with a significant increase in the debt-to-income ratio of Australian households. Since the mid 2000s, strong population growth has played an increasing role in explaining housing price growth," noted the September 2015 paper Long-run Trends in Housing ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... material risks and opportunities to companies and their shareholders - such as digitisation, climate change and population growth."

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... "This is a time when you want governments to be supportive towards immigration, drive a reasonable amount of population growth, and have good demographics. You need economies to refocus. You've got to find your own strength and it comes back to competitiveness," ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... demonstrated that populations in the Middle East and Africa are expected to grow by 72% and 305% by 2100. On top of population growth, Kotecha said that there was a significant movement from rural to urban regions, accompanied by higher per capita income. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... "a variety of influences such as falling real wages, excess rental supply in certain areas and lower rates of population growth which have impacted on demand for rental accommodation." China foreign exchange reserves A weaker US dollar, tighter yuan ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... 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 today ...