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Social media and the power of diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... making mistakes and the benefits of diversity. "I learnt a lot from working with Gen Y," said Freedman. While Generation X and Baby Boomers follow a linear approach to their career, and indeed their lives, Freedman said Gen Y look for fulfillment from ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... consumers, which tend to be from a more Muslim background." Yuen mentions personal healthcare, manufacturers of sanitary products, baby diapers, tissue and toilet paper, as a market where consumers are drawn to local brands. Supermarkets, other retailers ...

On the verge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... financial markets concluded that no US recession is in the offing. It was up last night, so it's recession one more time baby. It's also not data showing another big drop in US existing home sales, down 3.5% in July. We already know that US housing remains ...

US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... trillion on social security payments. "The US, like most developed countries, is at the start of the retirement stage of the Baby Boomers who were born from 1945 to 1960. This migration of chronically poor people from the workforce (if they have a job) ...

Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... the UK and France, he said. Invocare's revenue growth is also linked to population demographics, in particular the ageing baby boomers. Invocare carries high levels of debt, owing $153.4 million in 2010, according to its annual report, but Spooner said ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... prediction that the planning industry is simply not prepared for the massive change that is about to hit the industry as the Baby Boomers move into retirement. "There are two aspects of retirement. Those that have done their financial planning and have ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... a good understanding in the role of bonds." "Post-GFC, the institutional market is looking at the demographical change of baby boomers entering retirement and they want more stability then what shares can offer. Bonds are far less volatile and yes, they ...

New bond fund targets corporate sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... targeted fund is $5000. "Growth in funds under management will not just come from switches from term deposits but also from baby-boomers reaching retirement and looking to combine capital security with regular income," said Bovingdon. "The structure ...

UK should raise state pension age to 70: PwC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... severe it will need to be." The UK is facing similar demographic shifts as Australia with the retirement of the post-war baby boomer generation beginning to retire while life expectancy rises. The UK's ratio of working age people to those above state ...