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Younger investors flock to offshore equities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... "Generally, younger generations have longer investment timeframes, which allows them to pursue high growth assets, while Baby Boomers are opting for traditional blue chips names which offer reliable yields and have excellent long term track records," ...

BetaShares managed fund receives rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... Lonsec for providing a prudent way to access global equities." "This strategy has particular appeal for SMSFs and baby boomers - groups who want global equity exposure, but need to balance this against the level of risk they are willing to take in their ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... retirement savings can now be a power for good with Bendigo, potentially over many decades." Rohan said he also expects baby boomers, especially those who were responsible for organising some of the most significant campaigns to protect Australia's environment ...

Retirement needs higher purpose: ASFA CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... sort of higher purpose that gives definition to retirement." Fahy says the key player in this transformation will be baby boomers and "we need them to re-conceptualise retirement." In a wide-ranging and passionate speech, Fahy said among all the disparaging ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... should be aware of their exposure to carbon-intensive assets. Ageing will potentially create economic divergences as baby boomers in the developed world look to retire and draw down on their assets, thereby placing upward pressure on bond yields. Meanwhile ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... Vynokur said. "US industry research shows 41% of millennials use ETFs, compared with 25% of Gen Xers and only 17% of baby boomers. Additionally, millennials are twice as likely to invest in companies that seek to have positive environmental or social ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... her full aged-care accreditation - said the business targets a massive growth area given the increasing number of baby boomers preparing for retirement. "We wanted to be able to offer a range of services, from people who simply want to come in, pay an ...

The era of the retirement consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
The looming wave of retiring baby boomers is paving the way for the creation of the 'retirement consultant.' According to a new paper from actuarial consultancy Milliman, the need for the assistance of a consultant focused solely on the implications ...

Property not the answer for passive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... few industries in Australia with as obviously bright prospects. "An ageing population, as well as a generation of baby boomers who took up aerobics and jogging for the first time, almost ensures a growing conga-line of hospital visits, also known as ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... state and it's really important to understand that, and what's really at work in Australia is the movement of the baby boomers through the last stage of their life cycle," said Inwood. "We're also seeing 'the rise of the angry', as demonstrated by Trump's ...