The past 12 months have been nothing short of extraordinary as the first wave of changes driven by the Royal Commission rolled through the industry and as personal and company reputations …
Australia’s life insurance industry is facing significant headwinds, driven by regulatory reform, margin pressure and the evolving adviser landscape. The Life Insurance Framework (LIF) review, Protecting Your Super and Putting …
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Payments System Board Annual Report 2019 has revealed that they are scheduled to review card payments regulation in 2020, which could lead to regulatory changes. …
Financial planner bashing has become a national sport. The financial advice industry has battled consumer and media perceptions that advisers are a bunch of cowboys flogging products to line their …
Most of the developed world has enjoyed a population growth dividend lasting for five or six decades in preparation for dealing with an ageing population. But China has enjoyed only …
Growth in demand for aged care services, particularly home care services, is outpacing supply and impacting the ability of older Australians to access the level of service they require. At …
The aged care industry has seriously, and in some cases tragically, failed its most vulnerable clients, and the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which kicked off in …
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety kicks off on Friday with the first preliminary public hearing in Adelaide. At the hearing, the commissioners will set out their …
If the Royal Commission into Financial Services is anything to go by, Australian aged care providers are about to be put through the wringer. The terms of reference of the Royal Commission …
Australia’s residential care providers are in a challenging environment. While some providers are making healthy profits, smaller providers are struggling to survive. This survival-of-the-fittest approach was exposed by ABC’s recent …
Australia’s aged care industry is undergoing rapid transformation. Deregulation, greater competition and a shift in Government focus and funding in the home care sector has put greater power in the …
On the face of it, the aged care and financial planning sectors are worlds apart. One is undergoing deregulation while the other is fending off the legislators with a big …
Strong wealth and a growing proportion of Australians approaching retirement age will see the delivery of more luxury residential aged care offerings in the next five years. While a $550,000 …
Who said deregulation was easy? Australia’s movement to allocate home care packages to consumers has not been a smooth one. There are more than 100,000 Australians on the waiting list …
Are you someone who would walk an extra 500 metres to avoid an ATM fee? I’m not. It’s not that I don’t welcome Australia’s big four banks’ recent decision to …
