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ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... are the top selection for the cohorts, accounting for more than 80% of buying and holdings. NAB believes this suggests younger investors understand the value of diversification and index investing. "ETFs are generally viewed as a 'set and forget' ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... research economist James Thiris noted that the strong labour market likely weighed down productivity growth, as many new, younger, less experienced workers joined the labour force - which can act as a drag on productivity in the short-term as they tend ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... superannuation entitlements in 2021-22. The average affected worker - mostly women, people in insecure work, migrants, and younger workers - lost $1800 in super, which could result in $30,000 less in retirement savings. The government has committed to ...

Investment habits of the generations revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... on a survey of more than 1000 Australian consumers aged between 18 and 59 - found that financial confidence among the younger generations is generally quite high. Three in five said they were confident evaluating investment opportunities, although Gen ...

AMP completes advice licensees sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... the sale of about $36 million due to separation and transition costs in its upcoming 2024 financial year results. Neil Younger, Entireti's group chief executive and managing director, said: "Our size enables us to deepen our services and solutions ...

Intergenerational wealth picture 'bleak': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Grattan Institute chief executive Aruna Sathanapally said it is the job of all Australians to ensure the younger generations have a "sense of hope" about the future rather than the sense that they are being "systematically screwed over". Speaking at ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... more people are turning to their friends and families to seek related information. This is reflected especially through younger Australians.

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... said she feels privileged for the opportunity and is "particularly eager to highlight the importance of engaging with a younger demographic and ensuring the industry continues to evolve." They replace the outgoing Liam Shorte, Deborah Ralston, and Bryan ...

TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance applications. For life and TPD, customers aged 49 and younger can apply for up to $2 million in cover without mandatory medical tests. This was increased from $1.5 million. For income protection ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... index the $3 million threshold to Consumer Price Index (CPI) and this lack of indexation will disproportionately impact younger Australians," Tink argued. "For the Australian super system to work, it's important people have confidence in the reliability ...