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EG to target intermediaries

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... added: "It also means an increase in demand for more retail, as well as more healthcare services to cater to the growing and ageing populations' needs."

Australian economic growth slows, IMF maintains positive outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... inflation and financial stability. Key to this will be coordinated policy efforts, addressing productivity declines and an ageing population through structural reforms, and committing to a transition to greener practices. "Tighter fiscal policy is needed ...

Prime Value launches retirement living fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... residents' average age and average length of stay," he said. "Retirement villages are in strong demand due to Australia's ageing population, combined with ongoing housing supply shortages." This year marks Prime Value's 25 years in operation. ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... cohort already accounts for $7.44 trillion of insurers' assets, or 24%. The report says strengthening relationships with ageing policyholders and their beneficiaries is a "strategic necessity." This is how insurers will remain relevant amid the great ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... know that many retirees are underspending." If Australia is to be among the best systems in the world and better support ageing Australians to live a life of dignity and confidence, a compulsory income stream must be introduced for all retirees with ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... Irish government will establish the Future Ireland Fund to help meet costs of the future, including those posed by its ageing population, and is targeting €100 billion by the mid-2030s. Announced as part of the country's 2024 budget package, finance ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... post-Covid - marked by "structural mega forces" that are shaping the macroeconomic outlook. These mega forces include the ageing population, transition to a low-carbon economy, global fragmentation, the evolving roles of banks and non-bank financial ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... decades. The government said the paper preempts future challenges that will impact Australia's workforce, such as an ageing population, increased demand for care services, technological and digital innovation, climate shifts, and geopolitical risks. ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... a lack of quality in what is on offer. "The government is not wrong in focusing on this area, because we've got an ageing public and we shouldn't be afraid to face into the challenges that this brings. We should be finding ways to make our members ...

Ageing population measures needs rethink: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
New research from Mercer Australia urges policymakers to rethink how they traditionally measure Australia's future ageing population, which must consider dynamic changes in the workforce and improved life expectancies. Mercer Australia senior partner ...
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