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Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... asked about whether there was a fundamental flaw that the super system is targeting the wrong people, given that older generations are the ones with larger retirement balances. Ellerm challenged the baseline assumption that a larger total of funds under ...

How to retain HNW heirs as clients

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
Wealth managers who want to retain high-net-worth client assets through generations must engage better with their clients' heirs long before a wealth transfer happens, according to GlobalData. The GlobalData 2018 wealth manager survey asked wealth managers ...

Aussies want advice, as long as it's cheap: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... conjunction with Rice Warner - shows financial advisers are the most trusted source of financial advice across all generations. Interestingly, the two youngest generations seem to hold the most faith in advisers, with more than half of Gen Y (aged 24-38) ...

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... impact drought has had on farming families - some have had to kill cattle and part with farms handed down through generations. So what can advisers do to ease the financial burden on farming clients? Rockhampton financial planner Rory Condon says about ...

AustralianSuper secures WestConnex stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... Government said. The NSW Government will retain a 49% residual stake and distributions will be directed into the NSW Generations Fund as announced in the 2018-19 Budget. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the deal will boost economic ...

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... important" increased five points since 2016, reaching 86% in the 2018 survey. Demonstrating their attitude differs from the generations before them, 60% of millennials surveyed said "impact on society" was a consideration when making investment decisions. ...

Family offices maintain equity allocations: Study

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... ownership of the original business that generated the family's wealth. More than two-thirds of respondents were led by generations one and two (69%) and 84% of the family offices were headquartered in the US. The survey asked about allocations and performance ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas Johnson is joining the NSW Generations Fund (NGF)'s five-person advisory board. The NSW government has also tapped in former Reserve Bank of Australia Governor ...

Gig economy intriguing millennials: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... envisage leaving their job within two years. The accounting firm's 2018 survey into millennials and Gen Z shows the two generations do not hold much loyalty to their employer, and are intrigued by the gig economy. According to the report, 28% of millennials ...

Millennials faring well financially: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... developing good money habits," Ashenden. BT's research pointed out that millennials are more likely (27%) than older generations to rely on professionals when making wealth management decisions, compared to the 26% of Gen X and 24% of Baby Boomers. Millennials ...