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What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... all respondents across all generations reported making their first investment in 2020 and another quarter in 2021. Millennials are more likely than Gen Z to invest in cryptocurrencies, with 20% of millennials investing in crypto versus 15% of Gen Z. ...

Generational wealth gap continues to widen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... an element of bad luck for younger generations, every generation has their struggles," she said. "This bad luck of millennials and generation Z is being compounded by a series of policy decisions made by successive governments." She argued that this ...

How advisers can capture young risk clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... life insurance using new strategies. Integrity Life's The fight for future markets report upends the notion that Millennials completely oppose adopting professional financial advice and insurance. In conjunction with CoreData, the report outlined ...

Not-so-Zuper: Super disruptor folds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Having failed to reach sufficient scale, the millennial superannuation fund will close its doors next month. Closed to new members as of March 10, existing Zuper members have now received word that the offering will cease to exist from April 30 - just ...

Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... (699k) and Hostplus (668k) make up the top five funds with the highest number of female members. Women make up 50% of millennials yet own just 42% of the super millennials have accumulated; women comprise 53% of retirees yet own just 44% of all the superannuation ...

Superhero to launch super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... start their wealth creation journey sooner using their pot of savings?" In terms of overall investing trends, he sees millennials taking control of their strategies, investing for the long term, putting money towards passive options like Vanguard's ...

Spaceship delivers for millennials

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
Spaceship is the best-value superannuation for younger members, which, based on new research, is outperforming its competitors by a long shot. Rainmaker's newly-released June 2020 Benchmarking report found Spaceship outclassed its peers in terms ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... elevation of the social ("S pillar") within the ESG trilogy," he said. In terms of impact investing in general, 60% of millennials in US and 64% in the UK found the concept appealing, compared to 45% in Germany. For Generation X (ages 39-54) it is appealing ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Germany, found a correlation between risk appetite during the pandemic and the age of investors. The survey found millennials (aged 24-39) are the most active demographic in every global market, with nearly 72% having invested or considering investing ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
The co-founder of Grow Super, a fund marketed to millennials, has resigned, allegedly as a result of his involvement in an NRL betting scandal. Grow Super co-founder and chief executive Joshua Wilson has stepped down from his role due to the alleged ...