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Worried parents prefer banks over stocks: Stockspot

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... it". The research was conducted by Galaxy Research on a representative sample of parents of children aged 17 years or younger. The sample comprises 1005 respondents, distributed throughout Australia including both capital city and non-capital city ar ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... home. In its post-Budget analysis, asset consultant Mercer described the scheme as a positive measure which will encourage younger members to engage with the industry and their retirement savings. "We are optimistic that this measure will increase younger ...

Downsizing measures present advice opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... older people. "Encouraging downsizing may enable more effective use of the housing stock by freeing up larger homes for younger, growing families," Budget documents read. Challenger's head of technical services Andrew Lowe said the ability to make additional ...

ESG holds key to adviser client retention

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... if you look at the survey results in terms of who is driving that interest it is largely female financial advisers and younger millennial advisers. I think it's largely reflecting the interest they're getting from clients, and I would be surprised if ...

Face-to-face advice rises at UniSuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... retirement are showing a clear preference for in-person advice. McCartney also noted that the trend is growing among the fund's younger members, with the initial face-to-face meeting helping to build deeper relationships between adviser and client. "An ...

Fortnum names two key hires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... Bank where she was previously digital advice manager. Fortnum Financial Group chief executive and managing director Neil Younger said the appointment of Thomas and Mackay formed part of a restructure designed to strengthen the licensee's proposition ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... funds changed insurance rates or cover, looking at movement in rates across age cohorts, the lowering of default cover for younger ages and increasing rates for higher risk groups. It highlights the increasing competitiveness among group insurance and ...

Need for SMSF specialists growing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... take the stress out of active SMSF management," Evans said. Evans added that Coach Seekers have the highest proportion of younger members, the highest number of females and are most likely to have set up their SMSF in the past two years. "We expect to ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Appealing to the younger members of its customer base, Westpac launched an innovative tool enabling access to its online banking features via social messaging apps and SMS. The bank introduced the Westpac Keyboard, a new iOS keyboard, which allows customers ...

Younger investors flock to offshore equities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... generations sold out of in the month of January," nabtrade director of SMSF and investor behaviour Gemma Dale said. "Generally, younger generations have longer investment timeframes, which allows them to pursue high growth assets, while Baby Boomers ...