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Shares increasingly popular for Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... beyond domestic share ownership, with 5% of the Australian population now owning international shares. Overall, 33% of Australians over the age of 18 (an estimated 5.94 million people) now hold shares directly compared to 16% or 1.98 million Australians ...

Australians making more money from investing than working

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Sydney house prices reaching $1 million combined with another strong year from super funds highlights how, for many Australians, their investments make more money than they do. Newspapers in Sydney this week featured stories about how the median Sydney ...

GFC recovery only tentative

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... immediate payment that was due and sent Greece in to default was reported by a commentator "that it's half the amount Australians spend on pet food." Halmarick believes the Fed (US) will raise rates in September but it's hard to see any other central ...

Power in super advertising

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... several funds have rolled out new marketing campaigns to attract the biggest possible market. The question is, which Australians are paying attention? Breakfast television viewers would have noticed a flood of superannuation and pension products being ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... been beating down on ourselves too much, too often and for so long that others think they come and have a go at us, Australians all, too. I was literally ROFL-ing when I read this piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) yesterday. The heading says ...

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... market will grow from its current market of $11 billion to $23 billion by 2024. But questions remain as to whether Australians will increase their interest in annuities as part of their retirement plan. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 1% of ...

Macquarie wrap adds AB fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Macquarie Wrap adding the AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund is further evidence Australians nearing retirement are demanding investment products with more certainty while still participating in growth. The fund, which most recently ...

Top industry super funds align with Empirics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
Empirics will provide its MarketSuite data analytics program to four of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds who manage more than four million member accounts. AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA and Hostplus are joining Empirics who will offer ...

TAL to invest $150 million in adviser support

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... investment of $150 million over five years will provide opportunity to better deliver life products and advice to Australians. "The future may have some challenges but in my opinion, if we all work together the future has more opportunities than challenges. ...

Advice demand up as direct investment grows

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... drive an increase in demand for financial advice, the latest ASX Share Ownership Study revealed. The study showed that Australians continue to be among the world's largest share owners, with 36% or 6.48 million Australians owning listed investments personally ...