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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
... AMP chief executive Craig Meller and group executive insurance Megan Beer about this "big problem we have", adding 50% of young people don't know they've got life insurance through their super while the remainder don't know what it's costing them. Williams ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... because a lot of the time, without that support, they're not going to apply for that promotion. You can still support that young man, but you can also do it for more than one person," he said. In concluding, Kimmel said that while women continue to push ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Superannuation members invested in lifestage funds and aged between 40 and 50 have produced an outstanding 12-month return on retirement savings according to the latest super fund analysis. Rainmaker research shows lifestage (also lifecycle) MySuper ...

ISA reappoints policy expert

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... Super Australia is welcoming back a former head of government relations and policy, this time as a senior advisor. Ernst and Young director Nick Coates has re-joined ISA, and the industry lobby group described his appointment as integral to its efforts ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
About 75% of Australians have not engaged a financial adviser in the last five years, with many believing it's too expensive and they don't earn enough to justify doing so. The majority of Australians who did visit a financial adviser in the last five ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... generations. According to the university's latest Housing, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a third of young Australian home owners aged between 18 and 39 aren't making any progress on their mortgages year-on-year, and are instead ...

Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... the managing director of UBS Global Asset Management for about 17 years. Harkness was most recently a partner at Ernst and Young, where he led the strategy practice for Oceania and Asia Pacific and the performance improvement practice within EY Advisory. ...

Fortnum subsidiary flags aggressive growth plan

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... complexity." "It's important to have one eye on today and one eye on tomorrow to stay relevant as a licensee. Attracting young, quality advisers like Sam is an important part of building the future at Fortnum," Taylor said. This news follows on from ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... $8.8 billion in funds under management, is due to release a joint study showing how the superannuation system is failing young workers in the age of the gig economy. Together with the John Curtin Research Centre, the report will outline measures needed ...