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Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... access to finance education and are more interested in their financial well-being," she said. Referring to the current generations of investors who practically live and work on the net, she added, "[Product providers] also need to understand the changing ...

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... population means that life insurance and the rate of payouts will probably spike as many of the baby boomers and older generations begin to retire. Yet the unprecedented stats behind people living a lot longer - even outliving their own life insurance ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... buys "dreamers" a deposit to own a home. They, their children, and their children's children could dwell in it for generations to come. Or dreamers can dream of selling at a premium if prices rise. Or dreamers can wake up and walk away if prices fall. ...

Big four banks have Gen Y appeal: study

NEW RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... their low level of loyalty. Gen Ys are up to five times more likely to switch their transaction account than the older generations. This indicates there is a strong need for deposit providers to offer incentive scheme to increase levels of customer loyalty ...

Trust advocates long-term staff incentives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... assets on behalf of families who have entrusted them to manage their wealth, which in come cases are for over three generations of investors. "We are focussed on really looking after the clients we have now... and hopefully turn them from being neutral ...

UBS and REST join forces for green infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... significant economic benefits to the region, the project will also ensure a sustainable flow of clean energy for future generations of Western Australians." The wind farm's construction is expected to be complete in April 2012. It is anticipated to be ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... ten years," he said, adding that there's not enough community discussion on the adequacy of super for the next two generations of retirees and key segments of the population such as women and indigenous communities. Howes admits that given the global ...

AXA revamps platform service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... deed to ensure all platform products benefit from the technological enhancement. However, the firm will keep existing Generations and Summit super fund accounts on the old platform to prevent triggering a capital gains tax (CGT) event because it technically ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... workforce becomes a smaller proportion of our society, we simply can't afford to waste the potential of our future generations. Nor can we afford to waste the potential of older Australians, he said.

Fixing an industry on steroids

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... in history and, given the government borrowing, the biggest wealth transfer to the current generation from future generations," he said. Mayo, who worked at the Federal Reserve 20 years ago when it faced exactly the same problem at the time (how to help ...