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Australians wary of new investments: Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... about outliving their retirement funds. The average age of Australians surveyed was 54, compared to 49 globally. The 200 Aussies also had an average of about $1.1 million in investable assets. The survey was conducted in November after capital markets ...

Gen Y saving habits reveal advice opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... stressful, new research from Rabobank shows. According to the RaboDirect Financial Health Barometer, which surveyed 2,300 Aussies aged 18-65, 33% of Gen Y said they were saving more than they were in the 12 months prior. That compares to just 24% of ...

Manage super on the go with new Wealthtrac app

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... services online using a mobile phone has ballooned dramatically, increasing 450% in three years to a point where 3.4 million Aussies used an M-Commerce service during December 2013," Johnson continued. Via the new app, members will be able to monitor ...

Two-fifths forced into retirement before financially ready

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... years on average. Only 36% of Australians retired because they had enough savings and less than one third (28%) of working Aussies aged 50-80 believe they will have enough savings to retire when they want. "People understand we're living longer, which ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... and then some. Yes, I feel you Virginia. Go ahead, spit that dummy for the heavens appear to have conspired against us, Aussies - not that we need anymore, not with PM Tony and Treasurer Joey at the helm, running a pro-cyclical fiscal policy (that is ...

Aussies mainly concerned about super and retiring

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Superannuation and retirement planning are the key areas of concern for Australians who decide to seek financial advice. The results from the Financial Planning Week organised by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) indicate that superannuation ...

Aussie investors should have 90% of equity portfolio overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... between the Australian and European markets are probably the lowest of anywhere in the world. It should be a no brainer for Aussies," Compton said, adding that wherever Australian equity investors go, they should consider allocating as much as 90% of ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... Not even 24 hours have passed since the Dow Jones Index reclaimed and surpassed its previous all-time high and here we Aussies are suffering from 'the grass is greener on the other side of the fence' envy (can't use the other kind of envy here unfortunately). ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
A new survey reveals 50% of Americans think Facebook is just a passing fad, but don't tell that to the 10 million Australians that use it, making Australia on a per capita basis one of Facebook's best markets. According to telephone survey of 1004 American ...

Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Baby Boomers rate financial independence as costing $750,000 and wish to retire early but do not see their superannuation as the answer, reflecting a change in sentiment. In a new study assessing attitudes to individual financial health, Baby Boomers ...