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One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... are older and may not have had compulsory super in their working lives. For example, Finder found that only half of Baby Boomers (50%) have a super account, compared to 82% of Gen Z and 85% of Gen X. Women are also less likely to have a super fund than ...

Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... in the economic outlook and an increased appreciation of financial security. It also found that Generation X and Baby Boomers are leading the current charge, mostly in the US. However, Australian and New Zealand investors have the second most voracious ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... most likely factor holding people back from investing. The survey found 31% of millennials, 26% of Gen X and 26% of baby boomers were also held back from investing due to a perceived lack of funds. Vanguard head of Personal Investor Balaji Gopal said ...

Deborah Ralston joins Household Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... retirement sector. She is also the former chair of the SMSF Association. "Australia has to find new ways to help current baby boomers navigate retirement with confidence. Throughout my career I've tried to understand finance through the eyes of consumers ...

How to attract high net worth clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... premium brand affinity and two in five (43.6%) have purposeful brand affinity, compared with only 5.7% and 29.4% for Baby Boomers." Netwealth identified purposeful brands as those that are authentic, socially minded, environmentally minded, or compassionate. ...

Superhero to launch super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... investing for the long term, putting money towards passive options like Vanguard's Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS). Baby Boomers on the other hand trade more actively. Iron ore, Nasdaq-listed and overall technology stocks have been popular among ...

Household capital remains key: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... funding. Chief executive of Household Capital, Joshua Funder applauded the review's support of house equity access for Baby Boomers. "For most Baby Boomers, voluntary savings outside of superannuation means the equity in their home. Australian homeowners ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... is one of the biggest risks facing many retirees today and this risk is increasing for Australia as more and more baby boomers move into retirement," Coombe said. "From a Generation Development Group Perspective, the exciting aspect of this opportunity ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... product design and features also require a rethink, say respondents who already invest. Low risks are important to Baby Boomers, but notably less so for succeeding generations," Calastone managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Ross Fox ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Generation X (ages 39-54) it is appealing to 64% of investors in the US, 50% in the UK and 36% in Germany. But with baby boomers this was much lower with just 46% in the US, 34% in the UK and 26% in Germany. Interestingly, when asked about considerations ...