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One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... For example, Finder found that only half of Baby Boomers (50%) have a super account, compared to 82% of Gen Z and 85% of Gen X. Women are also less likely to have a super fund than men. The survey found 26% of women didn't have a fund, compared to 21% ...

Pandemic delays retirement plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... compared to those aged 35 and over. "The great recession shaped and continues to shape the financial literacy and behavior of Gen X and Millennials more than a decade later. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impact will have a similar lasting ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Vanguard found this was the most likely factor holding people back from investing. The survey found 31% of millennials, 26% of Gen X and 26% of baby boomers were also held back from investing due to a perceived lack of funds. Vanguard head of Personal ...

Clime launches new SMA portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... difficult time for the whole industry," Bristow said. The shift in advice in the self-directed market has a lot to do with Gen X and Gen Y, Clime argues. "If you think about the amount of wealth that generation is holding; by 2030 they're going to ...

Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... research, coming out of global asset management firm Franklin Templeton, found that 44% of Baby Boomers (aged 55-74) and 36% of Gen X (aged 39-54) believe that their superannuation fund should offer a responsible investment option. That's compared to ...

Younger HNWs splashing on art

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... Asian countries they were much younger. In Singapore, 46% of the respondents were millennial collectors. When combined with Gen X and Gen Z accounted for 91% of collectors. In Hong Kong, millennials were 39% of the respondents. Overall, global art sales ...

Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... and investor behaviour Gemma Dale said. Online trades of international equities soared 38% among Gen Z investors, 32% for Gen X and 31% for Gen Y. The hottest stocks included Apple, Amazon, Alibaba, Tencent, Netflix, Facebook and Visa. "Australian investors ...

Aussies want budget help: MoneySoft

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... were the most valued advice services for young people. According to the research, Gen Z (aged 16-23), Gen Y (24-38) and Gen X (39-53) don't value any form of advice more than cashflow management and budgeting services. The Link Group-backed MoneySoft ...

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Employment Relations at the University of Sydney Business School, said that contrary to the experiences of Baby Boomers and Gen X, today's younger employees are better able to address unconscious bias in the workplace. "This new generation is almost ...

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

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... indicated other family members were a trusted source of financial advice too. According to ING, Baby Boomers (54-64) and Gen X (39-53) turn to financial advisers to help them stay in control of their finances, while Gen Y and Gen Z seek adviser assistance ...