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Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
Australian millennials are aiming to retire comfortably at 50 with $5 million in their nest egg, a new survey shows. Trading platform Stake surveyed 506 Australians and those aged between 18 and 34 said investing in US stocks will help make their goals ...

Millennial money changes course after RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Aussie millennials are reluctant to consolidate their superannuation or take on risk while investing after six months of Royal Commission revelations, according to new research. Micro-investing platform Raiz Invest found that nearly 58% millennials ...

BetaShares wins insto allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... retail investors changing significantly. "Simply because the retail demand from advisers, retail clients, SMSFs and millennials is growing as well." BetaShares has been building out its institutional business. Last month, it hired former Blackrock sales ...

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... research from a global asset manager with operations in Australia shows impact investing is growing in popularity, with millennials leading the charge. According to American Century Investments, the appeal of impact investing reached 49% among respondents ...

Advisers can help democratise philanthropy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... according to an expert. State Street Global Advisors SPDR head of practice management Brie Williams said women and millennials are "very much leading the way" in the philanthropic space and seizing leadership opportunities to make a difference without ...

Frequent traders re-evaluate broking landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... choice of main broker, significantly more than six months ago. Mobile functionality is naturally more prominent among millennials, but penetration among older demographics is also growing, the researcher said. "CommSec has a first mover advantage and ...

Super fund members satisfied but restless

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... expressed an intention to switch. The sentiment was largely driven by search for lower fees, with 30% citing this reason. Millennials are also more likely to seek a fund that has socially responsible investment options, with 14% saying this was a key ...

Raiz close to super product launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... saving money within our customer base as well as to potential customers," Lucas added. About 500,000 customers, largely millennials, are using the Raiz Invest app. The firm has registered 12,000 customer transactions associated with its rewards program ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Super - Financial Literacy for members Vanguard Australia - Smart Investing Newsletter Wealth Enhancers - TV Show for Millennials YourWealth Hub - Financial Literacy in the Workplace Advertising Campaign of the Year (Print - Trade): Robeco - Factor Investing ...

Big data's big retirement benefits

DARREN SNYDER, STEPHEN FAY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... recent volatility in market performance throughout January and February resulted in a six standard deviation result of millennials switching high growth investments in life-cycle funds to cash; consequently missing out on any subsequent upswing in market ...