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The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... innovation while maintaining focus on customer service and relationships, particularly if they want to attract and retain younger consumers. Generation Y and tech-savvy respondents ranked the computer as the most important touchpoint for all insurance ...

"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... sees women retiring with 47% less than men. This is a crisis and unless we act now we will be leaving a tragic legacy for younger women and it is not fair or reasonable to simply tell women to fix the problem themselves. We need to get the basics right." ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... cohort at 9.9% and 7.1% respectively for both. However this cohort is "very much the crossover point." Rainmaker said at younger ages, the higher growth orientated lifecycle offerings tend to outperform, and at older ages the more conservative lifestages ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
Younger Australians are developing a greater understanding of fundamental investment principles as record numbers of Generation Z and Y investors embrace domestic shares in order to build wealth. According to new insights from nabtrade, in the 12 months ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... health claims for the business last year. In a separate session, Nationals senator John Williams raised concerns over younger people's ignorance about group insurance. Senator Williams pressed AMP chief executive Craig Meller and group executive insurance ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... Also speaking, Altium and SurfStitch chairman Sam Weiss said too often senior men are unconsciously seeing themselves in younger male employees and taking them under their wing, when they could be supporting female employees. "We need to be shamelessly ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... FirstChoice Lifestage aligns the underlying investment portfolios with the age of our members to better meet their needs. Our younger members have higher exposure to growth assets compared to our older members, aligning portfolio risk with members' risk ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... so for superannuation and retirement planning. It indicates older Australians were much more likely to seek advice than younger people, according to the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey. For those who haven't sought advice, the majority said they would ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... of the housing market, a key vehicle for retirement savings, survey authors have raised serious concerns over whether younger generations will have enough superannuation to fund their retirement. "At this stage, the message from the HILDA numbers is ...

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... expenses and the security of a capital guarantee, but alternative growth-style investment options provide an incentive for younger retirees to consider a funeral bond product, he said. "The longer we remain in a low interest environment, the greater ...