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A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... weeks and spring her own at the conclusion of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting (FOMC) tomorrow? If she does, then baby, that indeed would be a big surprise. Currently, majority of bets are for a rates lift-off in June, a few have their money ...

Baby boomers in the dark on super: SCT

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
According to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal there are basically two types of unhappy baby boomers. The first are the ones that are incredibly aware of super. However, the other and bigger group know absolutely nothing about it, according to ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... being forced to look to investment assets to meet their goals. The laws of supply and demand dictate that as the huge wave of baby boomers enters retirement and orientates portfolios towards income-generating assets (and other investors seek to quench ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... poorest understanding, with more than 20% reporting no understanding at all and another 28% reporting a limited understanding. Baby boomers meanwhile were the most engaged, with over 60% saying they had good understanding and less than 6% saying they ...

NGS launches income-focused retirement product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... estimates that in the next decade, around half of our funds under management will belong to members in the drawdown phase. And as baby boomers start retiring in droves, we expect that the demand for better retirement income products will skyrocket." ...

Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... that under current economic conditions and with no social safety net, China is predominantly a nation of savers. But as the baby boomer generation retires, the resultant shrinking labour force will put upward pressure on wages and therefore generate ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... fund members (52.5%) are now engaged with their super fund, the highest proportion in three years. The report revealed that baby boomers are now the most engaged generation, overtaking pre-boomers for the first time in three years. More than three in ...

Demographic shift injects growth into healthcare property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... Council of Australia, says that the current supply of 'social infrastructure' assets is not sufficient to handle the legions of baby boomers that will need them in the coming years. "The use of healthcare services increases exponentially after age 75 ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've come a long way, baby Virgie. It's lookin' like we'll be ending this week with smiles on our faces... and perhaps, for the remaining six months of ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... finger since he became head honcho of the British central bank last 1 July 2013. Yes Virginia, the UK has come a long way baby! From concerns over a double-dip recession about this time last year - the economy contracted for three straight quarters between ...