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Millennials investing, just not in super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Younger Australians, those aged 18-29, plan to invest more than their older counterparts, according to the MLC Q2 Wealth Behaviour Survey; the problem is they're not planning to invest in their superannuation. The quarterly survey of more than 2,000 ...

'Constant tinkering' leaves Australians uncertain: MLC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
NAB owned MLC has called on Australia's political leaders to establish clear, measurable and adequacy-based objectives for superannuation, as new research reveals only 15% of Australians think they are prepared for retirement. The survey of more than ...

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... executive committee representation until 2048. The research found there is no generation gap when it comes to gender. Millennial women are facing the same problems as their counterparts in the 1980s and 1990s, just without expecting to. This leads to ...

Millennials' short-term thinking unrealistic

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
Millennials' expectations for income and long-term investment returns are inflated, possibly unrealistic, and set for disappointment, according to the latest study from Schroders. Releasing the results of its 2016 Global Investor Study, Schroders said ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
AOFM to buy back short-dated bonds The commonwealth government is restructuring part its bond portfolio debt by offering to buy-back short-dated Treasury Bonds and swap them into other durations. The Australian Office of Financial Management said this ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... the FSC panel was to discuss how the financial services industry can better serve the needs and proclivities of the Millennial demographic, which panel chair and Telstra Global Enterprise Solutions industry executive - banking, finance and insurance ...

Lost super campaigns have much further to go

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Despite engagement campaigns by numerous super funds helping members unearth lost super, $13.5 billion across 1.289 million accounts still remains in limbo, according to figures released by Westpac. In its 2016 Westpac Lost Super Report, the bank said ...

Advisers must adapt to millennial habits

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
As the largest global demographic group and number one source of global income advisers must adapt their practices to meet the growing demands of millennials, according to Rocky Scopelliti, global industry executive - banking, finance and insurance ...

Lack of ownership costing Australians in retirement

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016

HNW investors value role of advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... the advice of a professional financial planner is a key way to improve the understanding of their super. Globally, millennial investors were more likely to use financial advisers than older investors (80% and 46% respectively). This trend continued when ...