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Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... spending," Hockey said. "The Age Pension is a critically important safety net for many Australians. That is why as our population ages, we need to ensure the pension is sustainable and affordable." PLANNED CHANGES TO THE AGE PENSION FROM JANUARY 2017 ...

FEATURE: Australia's other love affair

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... For institutional investors, Australia's property market has fundamental limitations. The country's relatively low population, the majority of which is concentrated in two cities, means large institutions are looking offshore to diversify. According ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... greater foreign direct investment," he said. Another challenge ahead is the rapid rise in the country's working age population. With a population of 1.25 billion people and a growth rate greater than China, India will need to create an additional 10 ...

Retirement income sector keeps pace with population changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Total assets held in the retirement income sector are projected to reach $1 trillion by 2024, according to research by DEXX&R. In line with the Intergenerational Report's estimate that the proportion of Australians aged 65 and over will double in the ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... it varies from country to country, the main effect is a rise in old age dependency ratios. Two things happen when a population gets older: 1. Increasing demand for stable income producing securities to fund retirements 2. The proportion of the population ...

Seniors weigh in on super tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... recently said the policies need to be reviewed collectively if "we are to get the best outcome for Australia's ageing population and the budget." "Interest groups are talking about individual proposals for parts of the retirement income system and debating ...

Super breaks $2trn on way to $9trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... to a peaking and reduction of superannuation assets, Rainmaker commented that this view is based on a misreading of population data. "Based on population projections contained in the government's just released 2015 Intergenerational Report, even though ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... sustainability of the superannuation tax arrangements, particularly given other long-term budgetary pressures as the population ages, such as calls for higher spending on health and aged care, and relatively lower revenue from personal income taxes." ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... product issuers when it comes to post-retirement. The course will help financial advisers and funds respond to the ageing population and the growing need for comprehensive retirement advice and products. The ASFA Certificate of Post-retirement focuses ...

New HNWIs demand unbundled services

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... last year. "The decline in usage comes from the fact that advisers have slightly missed out on the growth of the HNW population," said Investment Trends analyst Irene Guiamatsia. Changing investor attitudes play a role too: as the report indicates, new ...