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Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... supporters, it had increased the number of Certified Financial Planners (CFP). "We see a lot of members retire because we have an aging population but the net growth of CFPs is 3 per cent," said Bloch. "We're interested in quality not quantity. We've ...

Super assets to hit $2 trn by 2015: Deloitte

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... significant growth around 9-10 compound per annum over 10 year durations. That growth is driven by the SG contributions; an aging population and a supportive environment in terms of voluntary contributions," said Gale. The Deloitte analysis also attempted ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... portfolio construction and they are very poorly represented on the ASX. "If people want to tap into the global trend of aging populations, they can do that through healthcare and pharmaceuticals that is wrapped into that one iShare. So it's about easy ...

Skandia adds online group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... announcement, the firm developed Wholesale Retirement Solutions that covers transition to retirement and income stream phases for aging investors. The product includes 125 fund options, fee for service of dial up fee options and online access via Skandia's ...

For those about to hit rock bottom, we salute you

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... Alan Greenspan but rock band AC/DC, after the UK Guardian newspaper revealed the world goes into recession every time the aging rockers go on tour. Sending world stock markets into a tailspin, the aging pensioner rock band has just announced its UK and ...

RM advisers break through 1000 barrier

... 'trusted advisors'. The jump in the numbers of RMCs is in response to growing demand for reverse mortgages from Australia's aging population who increasingly see the product as a viable option. The expanding network has also enabled the industry body ...

Advisers graduate Synchron boot camp

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... creature in their training needs to old advisers. Our industry has a problem of too many advisers in their 50s and they are aging, and to address that, two years ago we started our Next Gen course," said Synchron director Don Trapnell. The three-day ...

Longevity puts focus on trauma insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... delegates of last week's Riskstore Living Insurances conference were told. "Cancer rates are going up but this is because of aging. Actual age-specific incidence rates are averaging down," said Dr Wolfgang Droste, head of Asia Pacific at Genre, one of ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... one of the big ideas that will lead a market recovery, as will social themes such as the developments associated with our aging population and rising living standards in developing countries." Held in June, the forum includes speakers from BT Financial ...

Australia's reversing fertility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... annual population growth rate last financial year at 1.53 per cent was the highest in 18 years, they said. And while our aging population is pushing up the number of deaths, in fact to their highest ever levels, the ABS said as an overall proportion ...