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Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Younger Australians have nearly as much faith in winning the lottery as using super to fund their retirement, according to a BT survey. BT's recent Australian Financial Health Index, based on a survey of over 4,000 Australians over 18 and weighted to ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... literacy is critical to Australia remaining competitive in the Asian Century. "Australia has a problem generally with all young people and their failure to pursue the STEM subjects but girls seem to be particularly lagging to boys. If the statistic is ...

UK to introduce lifetime ISAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... modeled on similar schemes in the US and benevolent schemes that operate throughout Asia. "The government wants to help young people save flexibly for the long term and ensure they do not have to choose between saving for retirement and saving for their ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... consistent commitment to cultivating, developing and supporting new and emerging talent in the life insurance industry." The Young Achiever Award, sponsored by Australian Medico-Legal Group, went to BT Financial Group claims consultant Rhiannon Wilson ...

ANZ searches for new chief economist

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... easy decision to leave such a rewarding role, the timing is right to pursue other opportunities and spend more time with my young family," Hogan said. In Hogan's place temporarily is Richard Yetsenga, who has been appointed as acting chief economist ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... research comes ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow. ACTU president Ged Kearney said the findings are overwhelming. "Young girls are still disadvantaged, women in the workplace are presented with constant barriers and older women face a poor retirement ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... thresholds for income and expenditure amounts appear low and it could defeat the objective of encouraging equity investment into young, growing businesses. "It seems the government prefers the concept of corporate vehicles for investment funds. But this ...

Zurich to promote advice profession through Grad Mentor

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... secure roles with licensees across Australia." The partnership will involve Zurich hosting "speed-networking" events for young graduates and established advice practices, as well as introducing further professional development pathways for the profession. ...

Rising age pension costs unfair on young people: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
The cost of the age pension is growing so rapidly that it risks breaking Australia's intergenerational social contract, warns a new report. The report, 'The myths of the intergenerational bargain' by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), says that ...

Magellan appoints former Network Ten chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... also been executive vice president, office of the chairman at News Corporation and global chairman and chief executive of Young & Rubicam in New York. "We are delighted that Hamish McLennan has agreed to join Magellan as a non-executive director," Magellan ...