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Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... submission to the Federal Government. In an effort to stem financial shortage issues arising from Australia's ageing population, the Actuaries Institute has recommended that proposed tax disincentives on deferred lifetime annuities be culled to allow ...

Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... a positive note, panel members agreed that the potential demand for advice has never been stronger due to an ageing population, consumer awareness of the service and the government's focus on retirement planning but that pricing pressures on the advice ...

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... are impacting hard and soft commodities including emerging nations GDP growth, coupled with the demands of a growing population. Skye Macpherson, portfolio manager, global resources and co-portfolio manager of the soft commodities fund at CFSGAM told ...

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... It also points to a growing trend in recent years for members of new SMSFs to be younger than the total SMSF member population. However overall SMSF members tended to be older and have higher average balances and higher average taxable incomes than regular ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "The pressures of an ageing population will require the Government to recognise the role older workers can play in productivity and Minister Shorten is well aware ...

AIA Australia launches life product upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... include severe diabetes as a crisis event under its benefits listings in response to skyrocketing cases in the Australian population. It is reported that some 275 Australians develop diabetes every day, with some 10% of survey respondents in AIA's Healthy ...

Quantum launches US residential fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... Quantum undertook a thorough analysis of the economic and demographic make-up of the top 25 US cities. It considered population growth, jobs growth, state GDP versus national GDP, housing affordability, vacancy rates, and infrastructure, and through ...

Australian Unity offers instos retirement investment opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... time, bringing packaged post-retirement infrastructure investment options to the wider market to tap into the ageing population. Targeting super funds, insurance companies and other health insurers, Australian Unity Investments (AUI) believes there is ...

Abbott: Coalition will not vote for SG but won't rescind it

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... higher. "We do accept that it is very important that people have adequate retirement incomes, particularly with an ageing population," said Abbott. The opposition leader also hinted at future reforms when he told the FSC that "transparency, small business ...

FPA welcomes standards

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... is now apparent after the association revealed yesterday that the print ads had reached almost 40% of the Australian population and 3,400 unique visits to the campaign website. Around 1000 delegates from Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong and New Zealand ...