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Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... Australians have made and continue to make to our country and to our economy. But a lot of Australians, and particularly younger Australians, are finding it really difficult to get into the housing market. That's not the fault of older Australians. It's ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... $1730 in a single year could be more than $30,000 worse off at retirement due to lost investment returns over time. Women, younger employees and low-income earners are disproportionately affected. Workers earning under $25,000 a year are among the most ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... claims, with payouts totalling $887 million in 2024, CALI said. CALI noted the trend was especially significant among younger people, with TPD claims for mental health increasing by 732% for those in their 30s over the past decade.

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... with almost any other fund they would have received nothing," Garcia said. "And we know this disproportionately impacts younger workers - almost one in three of these claims are for members under the age of 30."

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... social media finfluencers amid growing concerns about the influence of financial information online, particularly among younger Australians. ASIC said the action is intended to disrupt unlawful finfluencer online promotion before consumers suffer financial ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... risk preference. It is to be available from June 1. BUSSQ chief executive Damian Wills said the solution may appeal to younger members, who are increasingly financially aware and can afford to take more risk with their superannuation. "The advent of ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... decades, according to new research from Finder. As much as $5.4 trillion in assets is expected to shift from Baby Boomers to younger generations by 2050. Finder personal finance expert Sarah Megginson said wealth transfers are large and growing. "For ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... showed strong bottom-up demand, with Gen Z app usage roughly sevenfold higher than five years ago and more than 600,000 younger members engaging via mobile. "Together, these forces heighten the importance of intuitive product design, mobile-first user ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the contrary ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... developments and Cabinet deliberations," he said. Chalmers added that the current tax system is "outdated" and weighs on younger Australians. He said reform would have a substantial focus "on our intergenerational responsibilities". Chalmers said if ...