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Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... volatility is leading an influx of millennial money to peer-to-peer lending. According to P2P lending platform RateSetter, millennials are coming in droves to seek out alternatives to traditional saving and investment products. The investor group is ...

New portal advances SMSF advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... balances and fund performance. "Financial advisers are always looking for ways to engage with clients - including millennials who might be looking to take control of their superannuation for the first time. Using technology, we've combined a low-cost ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Australia and globally is the increasing social conscience and shifting priorities of investors, particularly among millennials. The old world comprised avoiding or screening out investing in "bad companies" based on their environmental, social and governance ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
The biggest challenge facing the superannuation system is the distrust millennials have in the financial services industry at large following years of scrutiny. New research from Vanguard comparing the retirement savings systems of Australia, the UK ...

Half of Australian households will be retire ready

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... general manager advice Linda Elkins said. "A little bit of planning could see them reach the comfortable level." For millennials, the outlook is far less rosy, who will have to save harder for retirement than other cohorts due to their longer life expectancies. ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... In a survey released by Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing, researchers found that about 84% of millennials were interested in sustainable investing, and nearly twice as likely to invest in companies or funds that aim to use environmental ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Millennials priced out of the Australian housing market should consider directing savings towards superannuation in order to generate similar returns to that of home ownership. Earlier this week research house Demographia labeled Sydney as the second ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... driving force of both the ETF and the ethical investing industry," 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 ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... environmental impact along with a financial return. Through research with Campden Wealth, we've learned that wealthy millennials have a strong interest in these products and are looking to their advisers to provide them with investment opportunities. ...

Robo-advice needs monitoring: IOSCO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... from competing firms. In responding to the survey ASIC identified the primary market for robo-advice in Australia is millennials, but other age groups are also making use of the tools. The regulator reported that some automated advice firms are targeting ...