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Maximising retirement planning in an era of volatility

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Helping financial advisers find the best solutions and strategies for Baby Boomers, who own more than half of Australia's wealth, in an era of uncertainty underscored this year's Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income. Speaking ...

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Work and Employment Relations at the University of Sydney Business School, said that contrary to the experiences of Baby Boomers and Gen X, today's younger employees are better able to address unconscious bias in the workplace. "This new generation ...

Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... impact investing. The global survey found impact investing appealed to 56% of millennials, with generation X (52%) and baby boomers (44%) follow closely behind.

You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... social media cuts across multiple demographics, not just the millenials, which is a common misconception. "In fact the Baby Boomers segment is the fastest growing market segment on Facebook," she said. Besides Facebook, James said that any financial ...

Advice is the business to be in: Salt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... until 2040," he said. "I think what we will see from 2025 onwards is the greatest wealth transfer in history, as Baby Boomers start to transfer their wealth to the next generation."

Half of Australians don't have a will

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... The results are based on Finder's survey of 2011 Australians. It also broke down its findings by age: nearly 80% of Baby Boomers have a will, while for Gen Y, the number is only 20%. Generation Z are the most "clueless" with 9% admitting they don't know ...

Aussies want advice, as long as it's cheap: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... About 30% of Gen Z indicated other family members were a trusted source of financial advice too. According to ING, Baby Boomers (54-64) and Gen X (39-53) turn to financial advisers to help them stay in control of their finances, while Gen Y and Gen Z ...

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... survey in 2016. American Century said impact investing appealed to 56% of millennials, with generation X (52%) and baby boomers (44%) following closely behind. American Century Investments vice president, head of ESG and investment stewardship Guillaume ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... Online Shopping Spree Fund has returned 13.86%, the AtlasTrend Big Data Big Fund has hit 12.36% while the Splurging Baby Boomers Fund has hit 4.07% in annualised returns to July end since its November2015 launch.

Wealthier Aussies seeking advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... earning more than $130,000 (55.1%) are far more likely to seek financial advice. The next most likely demographic is baby boomers (18.5%), followed closely by over-50s (16.6%) and pre-boomers (15.8%). This is followed up by those in the AB Socio Economic ...