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Retired Aussies deserve more: Household Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... care, particularly given that borrowing costs are rising globally and increasing taxes on younger generations to fund an ageing population would not be acceptable," he said. "Super funds are the most trusted providers of retirement funding, but for most ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... proportion of GDP was previously predicted to be 23.6% of GDP by 2030, it is now on track to be 26.3% of GDP by 2030. With an ageing population meaning there will be fewer tax paying individuals in the near future, compared to those who are over 65 and ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... senior living are among the sub-sectors that investors will target in 2022 amid the pandemic and other macro trends like ageing populations, e-commerce, and rising wealth, the Alternatives in 2022 report finds. In Australia, Preqin predicts a boom in ...

Financial elder abuse programs launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... assist clients or customers satisfactorily, if they don't have all the appropriate options to help them?" The National Ageing Research Institute of Seniors Rights Victoria found that 80% of seniors have experienced financial, psychological and/or ...

IFM, Citi pour $300m into Household Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... Australians, and help address the challenges faced by the Australian Government in housing and funding a growing cohort of ageing Australians."

CFS targets adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... as HR and finance systems. CFS has more than 1700 employees based in Sydney and Melbourne. "Whether it's replacing ageing technology or introducing new capabilities, the majority of that money is for transformational benefits," Quirk said. In August ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
Knowing more about financial issues related to ageing will ensure success for financial advisers in the years to come, according to more than half of all CFP professionals. The Financial Planning Standards Board recently surveyed 4250 certified financial ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... nation's largest superannuation fund has called for fresh thinking on what retirement means, as Australia grapples with an ageing workforce. October 1 is International Day for Older Persons and $200 billion AustralianSuper marked the occasion by releasing ...

Janus Henderson adds active ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... Active ETF (FUTR) will invest in 50-70 companies that deal with climate change, resource constraints, population growth and ageing populations. The portfolio carries a carbon footprint that is 85% less than that of the MSCI World Index and is designed ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... will be necessary to reduce Australia's reliance on taxing personal incomes, which leaves public finances vulnerable to an ageing population," the OECD said. It said the government should consider increasing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate or broaden ...