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North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... producers having driven down state taxation income at the same time as state expenses are rising sharply as a result of the baby boom generation retiring." As a result of the oil crisis, many sovereign investors are turning to alternative asset classes ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... yesterday when she told the world that, "Where there's a will, there's a way. The goal is to keep Greece in the euro area." Angie baby may have loaded up on Greek stocks and bonds the day before (but that's just me). And then there's this piece my esteemed ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... and services to America. Perhaps, most countries need to "double seasonally adjust", ey? With China also slowing, it'll be baby, what a big surprise if Australia's GDP growth does not show the same slowing trend when the Statistician releases the National ...

Mandatory qualifications will lead to adviser exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... banks and 20% of the IFAs. Different market, sure, but similar changes." Tynan said he feared for the "old and bold" - the Baby Boomer planners - who wouldn't meet the requirements for an authorised representative licence, because they "hadn't done an ...

Retirement income sector keeps pace with population changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... income" as their highest or second-highest priority for retiree clients. "Planner expectations reflect Australia's ageing Baby Boomer generation," said Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker. "Over the next 25 years the number of Australians aged ...

PROFILE: Findex chief executive Spiro Paule

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... the share market crash of 1987 and the property crash that soon followed. During this time Paule and his wife had a young baby in tow and were paying a mortgage, all adding to the risks of leaving a secure job. But by the early 1990s an effective business ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... "When you're in love with a beautiful woman it's hard... Everybody wants her Everybody loves her Everybody wants to take your baby home." - Dr. Hook The good doctor might have as well sung about the US dollar instead of the fairer sex for mirror, mirror ...

LMCI's portrait of labour market conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
"Baby, baby, baby oooh Like baby, baby, baby nooo..." - Justin Bieber "Baby, baby, baby oooh." Another month, another strong and better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report. US businesses added another 295K heads to their payroll (versus expectations ...

Challenger retail annuity sales up 8%, profit down

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... have continued to grow strongly yet we're only four years into the 20 year retirement phase of Australia's four million plus baby boomers," Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said. "As the wealthiest generation in history, the boomers have a lot ...

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The average baby boomer's financial plan is too generic and risky due to overexposure to growth assets, a Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found. The CIFR study examined common Australian financial advice methods to determine ...