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IOOF targets Gen Y super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
IOOF has launched Individuum - a new online financial services business and super provider for Australian Gen Y-ers. But will the budding company succeed in cashing in on the online super trend? Individuum is IOOF's new online financial services business ...

IOOF profits down

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
IOOF has reported $26 million in net profit after tax, a drop of more than 10 per cent lower from its previous corresponding period. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange today, IOOF reported a $25.9 million underlying net profit ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... embrace superannuation," said Michael Davidson, CPA Australia superannuation policy manager. "We wanted people, particularly Gen Y, to see that super is actually an emotional issue and to engage with their superannuation for the long term." The CPA Australia ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... 'Lightning Rod' award for best use of electronic media. CPA Australia's entry was a YouTube campaign directed at Gen X and Gen Y members. It's a two-minute black-and-white comedy with a young man personifying a young woman's super fund. Another winner ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... exponential," she said. However, Williams stressed the need to get the message right. "If boomers and Gen X start to talking to Gen Y about what they think is cool, young people will be repelled. Don't be tricked to change the website to say 'hey dude' ...

Tuning in to Generation Next: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... time so we need to talk to the Gen X-ers so they can fill the gap in their savings," said ASFA chief Pauline Vamos. "As for Gen Y, we need to engage them so they, on the other hand, don't lose their super savings," she said. The Communications Forum ...

Gen Y risks high fees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
Gen Y-ers are more likely to pay higher super fund fees during their lifetime because of their job-hopping lifestyle, according to legalsuper. legalsuper chief executive, Andrew Proebstl, said many employees particularly those in the Gen Y bracket could ...

Online insurance lost in cyberspace

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
Australians shopping for insurance online can save up to ten per cent more than buying them through conventional means - but the online revolution seems to be slow on the uptake, a new survey shows. According to a recent Allianz poll, only 32 per cent ...

Advice that spans three generations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... "The key is estate planning. If advisers can have a more active role in estate planning then that will lead to Gen X and Gen Y. "This module is really giving the advisers the tools to market to these people and also give an appropriate solution."

Tasplan uses ant mascot as Gen Y magnet

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... role in what Tasplan claims is the first animated superannuation website aimed at boosting financial literacy among its Gen Y members. According to Neil Cassidy, general manager of Tasplan, Superant will play a tactical role in demolishing the financial ...