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Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... trend in financial planning will come from the aged care segment of the market, as both the government and the ageing population grapple with the shortage of aged care products and services. In accommodation, there are only 190,000 beds in aged care ...

AMP Capital sells out of Houston residential property complex

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... centres in Houston, Texas. Cheval was acquired in August 2007 for US$52.02 million due to its strong appeal to a growing population of young professionals in Houston, its defensive return profile and opportunities to grow rents. "Due to a favourable ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... client base is much more diverse than that," he told Financial Standard. "We're not really interested in the Muslim population specifically, we're interested in all Australian mums and dads". MCCA is also reported to be in advanced discussions with an ...

Use super to help pay health costs: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... double to 7% of GDP. While this growth can be contained by some structural reforms, 40% of it is still due to aging and population factors and 60% is due to greater utilisation of more advanced treatments driven by innovation and technology. If we include ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... regulation and capital laws that governed all Australian financial products. "As well as a large and growing Muslim population, Australia has several advantages that make us well-placed to facilitate further demand for Islamic finance services," Ripoll ...

Super members fail to top-up amid 'perfect storm'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... superannuation is growing, these contributions remain at an unsatisfactory level when one considers Australia's rapidly ageing population." The effect of compounding interest means that the earlier super members can add to their pension pot, the less ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Cyprus is smaller than Greece -- It accounts for only 0.2% of total Eurozone GDP and just 2.5% of the region's total population. You know there's trouble coming when I mention Greece and Eurozone in one sentence didn't you? Ripples from a pebble. This ...

Healthcare property outperforms residential

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... he said. Smith said the outlook for occupancy and new builds is very strong and likely to increase due to an ageing population and longer life expectancy. "Investment in the facilities that provide the increasing number of health services needed makes ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
An industry spot poll found that financial advisers are open to switching from a 70:30 split on their domestic versus global equities allocation to a 50:50 following a well-argued case on the merits of investing more offshore. Attended by more than ...

Ex-Macq banker to head retirement home company

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... $200 million over the next five years on seniors' "lifestyle" developments. As Australia comes to grips with an ageing population and the retirement challenges it will herald, Butcher said that Masonic will create a "point of difference" as a provider ...