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Appeal for property in healthcare and retirement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... of AUI's property funds. "We like healthcare in particular because of the anticipated increased demand from ageing baby boomers needing more medical support." In industrial property, AUI's outlook is for broadly stable yields for most cities with possible ...

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... said. "There will also be a greater need for consumer education and financial advice due to a changing demographic as baby boomers move to retirement phase and switch to more conservative assets. Also - a larger financial system will invariably generate ...

SMSFs focus on risk reduction: report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... and 10.0% of Generation Y respondents intend to establish an SMSF within the next two years, compared to 10.5% of Baby Boomers. "The SMSF industry continues to grow exponentially and is a bellwether for the increased engagement of all Australians with ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... industry. "We are keen for government to change the legislation because that could have very positive impacts for Baby Boomers who are retiring as we speak."

Social media and the power of diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... mistakes and the benefits of diversity. "I learnt a lot from working with Gen Y," said Freedman. While Generation X and Baby Boomers follow a linear approach to their career, and indeed their lives, Freedman said Gen Y look for fulfillment from a range ...

US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... social security payments. "The US, like most developed countries, is at the start of the retirement stage of the Baby Boomers who were born from 1945 to 1960. This migration of chronically poor people from the workforce (if they have a job) to retirement ...

Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... and France, he said. Invocare's revenue growth is also linked to population demographics, in particular the ageing baby boomers. Invocare carries high levels of debt, owing $153.4 million in 2010, according to its annual report, but Spooner said this ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... that the planning industry is simply not prepared for the massive change that is about to hit the industry as the Baby Boomers move into retirement. "There are two aspects of retirement. Those that have done their financial planning and have organised ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... understanding in the role of bonds." "Post-GFC, the institutional market is looking at the demographical change of baby boomers entering retirement and they want more stability then what shares can offer. Bonds are far less volatile and yes, they do ...

Advisers not ready for super changes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... advisers were still focused on accumulation, but that focus was likely to shift quite quickly. This year the first baby boomers hit age 65 and retired. Citing Rainmaker research, Cooper, head of the retirement products division at Challenger Limited ...