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Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... stable even if business investment contracts and the government would have to remain lax about immigration and allow the population to continue to grow strongly. Credit Suisse also played with the idea that "the downward trend stops, and the Aussie appreciates ...

CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... inflation problem in Australia." Blythe listed a number of factors driving domestic prices higher. These include: an ageing population causing people to spend more on health; shifting education preferences driving rises in school fees; an attempt at ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... Household Survey data: "Effective with the release of The Employment Situation for January 2014 on February 7, 2014, new population controls will be used in the Current Population Survey (CPS) estimation process. These new controls reflect the annual ...

Costello named Future Fund chair

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... commitment to strengthen the financial position of the Commonwealth and to prepare for the challenges posed by an ageing population.

UBS launches Australian dividend ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... where lower cash rates and government bond yields are driving demand for yield producing investments, and an aging population is seeking a steady source of retirement income. Managed by UBS Global Asset Management, DIV will provide investors with exposure ...

Majority of Australians remain wary of technology

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
The majority of the Australian population has a conservative approach to technology that ranges from those being cautious about spending money on it to those who are straight technophobes. Roy Morgan research into how Australians use and adapt to technology ...

AUI Healthcare Property Trust added to North platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... continues to expand, irrespective of economic cycles, mostly as a result of Australia's gradually ageing and increasing population." The Trust has a diversified tenant base and a quality direct portfolio of 25 healthcare properties across Australia ...

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... insurance and TPD would be necessary. The report found that the median level of life insurance cover across the working age population is 64% of basic life insurance needs, but only 42% of the amount needed to fully maintain the standard of living of ...

People aged 85+ to triple by 2040

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
Just released updated population projections from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) forecasts that by 2040 the number of people aged 65 or more will double and number aged 85 or more will triple. "The number of people 65 and over is projected ...

Actuaries Institute names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013