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Baby boomers in the dark on super: SCT

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
According to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal there are basically two types of unhappy baby boomers. The first are the ones that are incredibly aware of super. However, the other and bigger group know absolutely nothing about it, according to ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... to look to investment assets to meet their goals. The laws of supply and demand dictate that as the huge wave of baby boomers enters retirement and orientates portfolios towards income-generating assets (and other investors seek to quench their thirst ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... understanding, with more than 20% reporting no understanding at all and another 28% reporting a limited understanding. Baby boomers meanwhile were the most engaged, with over 60% saying they had good understanding and less than 6% saying they had no ...

NGS launches income-focused retirement product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... in the next decade, around half of our funds under management will belong to members in the drawdown phase. And as baby boomers start retiring in droves, we expect that the demand for better retirement income products will skyrocket." "Our modelling ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... members (52.5%) are now engaged with their super fund, the highest proportion in three years. The report revealed that baby boomers are now the most engaged generation, overtaking pre-boomers for the first time in three years. More than three in five ...

Demographic shift injects growth into healthcare property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... Australia, says that the current supply of 'social infrastructure' assets is not sufficient to handle the legions of baby boomers that will need them in the coming years. "The use of healthcare services increases exponentially after age 75 and the public ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... respondents taking some sort of advice compared with 30% the same time last year. REST chief executive Damian Hill said: "Baby Boomers lack confidence in the stability of the system, and aren't planning on using it as a major part of their retirement ...

Baby boomers account for four in five dollars under advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... Investment Trends Senior Analyst Recep Peker said. "And that's just the tip of the iceberg. With the first wave of baby boomers only just reaching retirement age, retirees and pre-retirees will continue to demand higher levels of planning support for ...

Beware engaged baby boomers, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... engaged; they will expect a higher level of service. Failure on this front will particularly aggravate recently-retired baby boomers. "In my own mind, good communication is vital for baby boomers. There are basically two types of unhappy baby boomers ...

SPAA applauds tax changes to excess contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... and development Keiran McIlwain saying: "This is good news for many people, particularly Australia's 5.5 million Baby Boomers trying to invest as much as they can into super to take advantage of tax free benefits after the age of 60. "The removal of ...