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What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... country's migrant inflows. "Output per capita falls by around 12% by 2060 in Spain, reflecting heavy reliance on working-age migrants, while there is a more modest decline of around 1% in the US as its inflows are more mixed in age composition," ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... their systematic exploitation to sustain substantial parts of Australia's economy. The study examined nearly 10,000 migrants on temporary visas. They include international students, backpackers, graduate visa holders and employer-sponsored workers. ...

Leaders push for overseas skills recognition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... fairness. "It is an essential part of boosting economic productivity and growth. It is about harnessing the talent of migrants already in Australia whose skills are being wasted," Spender said. In addition to key roundtable participants, more than 100 ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... population, women retire with $170,000 while men retire with $250,000. Ultimum financial adviser Manisha Bhudia said migrants who come to Australia have hard-wired DNA around their cultural norms and expectations, whereby traditionally, it is women who ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... billion in superannuation entitlements in 2021-22. The average affected worker - mostly women, people in insecure work, migrants, and younger workers - lost $1800 in super, which could result in $30,000 less in retirement savings. The government has ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... expand their expertise and gain international experience. She added that, as India is Australia's second largest source of migrants, this initiative will help the profession better serve this strong and growing community. "The declining number of financial ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... will replace the current Global Talent visa (subclass 858) from late 2024 in a bid to "target exceptionally talented migrants who will drive growth in sectors of national importance." The overhaul includes reducing work experience requirements for the ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... the relative strength of this stream in designing a niche investment visa product, much more sharply targeted to select migrants able to drive innovative investments or play a valuable role in the venture capital industry," the final report read. Adelaide-based ...

New SMSF solution for Islamic Australians launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... Al-Mustaqbal Islamic SMSF, had been well received by Islamic professionals and he expected strong interest from skilled migrants and Islamic family members who wanted to pool funds in an SMSF to buy property. Meezan also provides an Islamic superannuation ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... economy," he said. The new COVID-19 omicron variant has delayed the reopening of the international border to skilled migrants, working holiday makers and international students. "Even when our borders do reopen, the global war for talent means we will ...
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