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Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... not after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey showed that QE is doing what's intended to do - ease lending conditions. So 'twas baby what a big surprise when ECB pres Mario Draghi hinted at giving you, I and Irene more than the "two front teeth" we want for ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... increase our retail adviser distribution footprint with sale volumes expected to build over time," Benari said. He said as the baby-boomer generation starts to retire about 700 Australians are turning 65 every day and this demographic shift is focusing ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... ripe, perhaps, for WBC to bring that back on given the way it changed RBA rate cut expectations from "maybe" to "sure thing baby" - even as early as next month - after it raised its property mortgage rates - owner-occupied and residential investment ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... senior consultant at Milliman's Australian financial risk management practice. Macro trends such as the aging population and baby boomers moving to retirement mean that the industry needs to figure out what they need, "how we help them live a dignified ...

Are Australians money dumb about savings?

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... women with an average score of 58% versus 56%. Millennials (18-34) were the most knowledgeable with an average score of 58%; Baby Boomers (55+) scored the lowest average at 52%; and Generation X (35-54) were the most knowledgeable when it came to medical ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... rapidly accelerated growth post-GFC, Perpetual Private head of strategic advice Colin Lewis suggested it may also be because baby boomers exiting the accumulation phase are less interested in running their own funds in retirement. Speaking to Financial ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
We've gone a long way, baby! A very long way... down. It seems so long ago and far away now but, it had only been less than four months when the All Ordinaries index looked set to break the 6,000-point barrier. It was only 0.8% away (45.2 points) from ...

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... planning to get there." "If you look at the people who think they're going to be better off in retirement - it's the Gen Ys. The baby boomers who are right on the cusp of retirement have perhaps already accumulated account balances, and are much more ...

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... trustees also have a penchant for equities, with an average allocation of 47.8% among Generation X trustees, 48.7% among Baby Boomer trustees and 52.4% among pre-Boomer trustees," the Intimate with Self-Managed Superannuation report said. The report ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australia's existing mix of taxation is unsustainable with an ageing population and baby boomers moving out of the workforce. Among the FSC's submission to the Tax White Paper are four key proposals including ...