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Economic round-up: Rescheduling retirement

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... Davies' research shows that this is now the case across all age groups. Unemployment rates have always been higher among younger workers up to the early 20's, as they typically take longer to find their niche, however the jobless rates in this group ...

Plum podcasts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
... strategy. "Podcasting is just one of many new mediums we plan to trial and will hold prticular appeal to the tech savvy younger generations," he said. "We're not expecting the podcasts to become the latest thing to listen to while jogging. What we do ...

QSuper champions fin literacy

... sassy, short film reel. Peterman said that it might not sound like a revolutionary step but it attempts to engage their younger members, who make up more than a third of their total membership base to start managing their finances early on. "It's not ...

AFA conference to focus on world-class practice

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... legend Steve Waugh will set the tone for the plenary sessions This year sees a new stream added, with GenXt sessions for younger advisers (carried over from last year after a successful launch), a practice development session and a focus on technical ...

Advisers want transparency from licensees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... advisers are just their distribution agents. The switch to fee for services is pushing this re-evaluation, especially among younger planners, he said. "We need to see transparent transactions between fund managers, licensees and advisers. Arrangements ...

Securitor head moves to St.George Insurance

... Securitor, has been promoted to general manager at St. George Insurance. Replacing him at the helm of Securitor is Neil Younger, who was previously Asgard's head of business and strategy development. St.George group executive and chief executive of Asgard ...

Orchard buys max Super

... property funds to primary infrastracture and agribusiness, has been the main investor in max since the super fund targeted at younger working Australians was set up in 2005. "We've keenly supported max Super through its establishment phase and are now ...

Reverse mortgages jump 80 per cent to $1.5 billion

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... product and a wider range of products gave consumers more equity release options. Reverse mortgage borrowers are getting younger and they are borrowing more. The average age of borrowers with outstanding loans is 74 but the average age of borrowers who ...

Arnheim Gillard's new advisory service targets HIP managers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... targeting Australia's growing High Income Professional (HIP) market. The fee-based service aims to provide advice to a younger demographic, characterised by general managers in their mid-30s, differing from Arnheim Gillard's previous focus on high net ...

Demography is destiny: IGR

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... registering." In economic terms however, the big challenge is national economic performance as more older people and fewer younger people of working age means per capita economic output will decline, meaning we will have to find ways to boost labour ...