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Half of Australians don't have a will

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... divided." The results are based on Finder's survey of 2011 Australians. It also broke down its findings by age: nearly 80% of Baby Boomers have a will, while for Gen Y, the number is only 20%. Generation Z are the most "clueless" with 9% admitting they ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Minister Scott Morrison said a Royal Commission was necessary, given the increased demand the sector will experience as the baby boomer generation reaches an age where it will need the system's support. Also speaking at the event, MLC senior technical ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... Morrison announced a Royal Commission into aged care was necessary, given the increased demand the sector will experience as the baby boomer generation reaches an age where it will need the system's support. The inquiry is set to examine the quality ...

Aussies want advice, as long as it's cheap: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... and dad. About 30% of Gen Z indicated other family members were a trusted source of financial advice too. According to ING, Baby Boomers (54-64) and Gen X (39-53) turn to financial advisers to help them stay in control of their finances, while Gen Y ...

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... corresponding survey in 2016. American Century said impact investing appealed to 56% of millennials, with generation X (52%) and baby boomers (44%) following closely behind. American Century Investments vice president, head of ESG and investment stewardship ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... AtlasTrend Online Shopping Spree Fund has returned 13.86%, the AtlasTrend Big Data Big Fund has hit 12.36% while the Splurging Baby Boomers Fund has hit 4.07% in annualised returns to July end since its November2015 launch.

Wealthier Aussies seeking advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... those earning more than $130,000 (55.1%) are far more likely to seek financial advice. The next most likely demographic is baby boomers (18.5%), followed closely by over-50s (16.6%) and pre-boomers (15.8%). This is followed up by those in the AB Socio ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... they live. From 1 July 2019, new Age Pension means testing rules will also be introduced for pooled lifetime income streams. Baby boomers were also a beneficiary from the Budget. Under Scott Morrison's proposed $259 million package, working baby boomers ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Working baby boomers who also receive age pensions will now be able to earn up to $300 a fortnight before the Government starts to trim their pension payments. The 2018 Budget initiative formed part of Treasurer Scott Morrison's $258.6 million baby ...

Baby boomers unprepared for wealth transfer: Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... oldest mutual companies. Referencing an ING report from 2016, Australian Unity said $2.4 trillion will be passed down from the baby boomer generation, which makes it the largest ever intergenerational transfer of wealth of its kind. According to the ...