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NGS launches income-focused retirement product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
NGS Super has launched a new retirement income product which balances "a combination of capital growth and income return." The new product, called the 'Income Generator', has a growth-to-defensive asset allocation ratio of 56% to 44%. It aims to achieve ...

Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... under current economic conditions and with no social safety net, China is predominantly a nation of savers. But as the baby boomer generation retires, the resultant shrinking labour force will put upward pressure on wages and therefore generate a higher ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Financial advice might be the key to engaging young super fund members, with a new survey revealing that half of Gen Ys who have not used their fund's intra-fund advice services before, intend to do so in the future. The 2014 CoreData Member Engagement ...

Demographic shift injects growth into healthcare property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
Hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities are proving an attractive means for investors to benefit from Australia's ageing demographic story, according to Australian Unity Investment's general manager Mark Pratt. The property expert, who is ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Just 20% of working Australians over 50 believe superannuation is a "good system" that is "working for them," a report commissioned by REST Industry Super has found. The report also found that 45% of respondents were concerned about the constant rule ...

Baby boomers account for four in five dollars under advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Over 55s now account for two-thirds of all financial planning clients, and four out of every five dollars under advice, the latest report from researcher Investment Trends shows. An aging population and generational wealth differences have made retirees ...

Beware engaged baby boomers, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) chairperson Jocelyn Furlan. Furlan said this was a particular danger among the baby boomer generation, who have proved some of the most persistent and aggressive complainants at the SCT. Speaking to an audience ...

SPAA applauds tax changes to excess contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The government will allow individuals to withdraw superannuation contributions in excess of the non-concessional contributions cap made from 1 July 2013, it has said in the budget. It said that any associated earnings in these excess contributions may ...

Challenger sees sustained interest in lifetime annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... Brian Benari said: "Retail annuity sales continue to be propelled by our product innovation and a rising number of baby boomer retirees. In what is seasonally our quietest sales period, we have maintained sales momentum and have further increased the ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Almost three in 10 (28.6%) Australians who currently receive financial advice are at risk of leaving their adviser, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2014 Keys to Growth Report found those most at risk were less likely to have received ...