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Yields above 10% up for grabs in unlisted property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... explained. He added that a shortage of medical and retirement centres is helping to boost rents and the well-known ageing population story meant that demand was all but guaranteed into the future. The childcare and early learning centres, meanwhile ...

Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... imminent federal election, will remove superannuation from the political cycle, a move he said was vital as the Australian population ages. "The five-year freeze, which commences immediately, means Australians can feel confident that under a Labor Government ...

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
As the population ages, Australia's three-pillar retirement system will find itself under unprecedented pressure. According to MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner, over the next decade about four million Australians will retire. An integral part ...

Aged care services under funded and set to worsen

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Aged care services in Australia are under funded and overcrowded at a moment when ageing population and social changes require a stronger system. "The aged care sector needs more funding, but the funding will have to be a blend between users who can ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of Australia's adult population intend to set up an SMSF in the next three years. Of that 8.1%, 44% are under 30. Meanwhile, of those who have set up ...

Facebook usage in Australia going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... report. But just as Facebook usage increased, LinkedIn and Twitter usage fell by 1.2% and 5% respectively. Adcorp's population analysis noted that Facebook is consequently used by 52.8% of people living in Australia with LinkedIn attracting 15.8% and ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... conversions. The company plans to add three to five new villages each year thereafter. Blue Sky said Australia's ageing population is increasing demand in the sector, with the Retirement Village Association forecasting the need for 140,000 new ILUs over ...

AMP to buy stake in NZ power co from Brookfield

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... clients and managed funds. "We see significant opportunity for further growth in the business, with Powerco supplying key population growth regions in New Zealand," AMP Capital Global Head of Infrastructure Scott Davies said. "The strength of the Powerco ...

Aon Hewitt partners with EQT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... give Aon Hewitt's financial adviser network access to EQT's estate planning and wills specialists. "Australia's ageing population and the transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their children and grandchildren means that estate planning is an area of ...

Gonski urges Australia to look long-term

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... purpose to meet the Commonwealth's superannuation liabilities in recognition of the funding problems posed by an ageing population. The fund's stated return target is 4.5%-5.5% above the Australian rate of inflation and it is prescribed that there be ...