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Aussies ditch 'Great Australian Dream,' pursue 'Great Australian Lifestyle'

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... Retirement Report, compiled alongside McCrindle Research, found owning a home remains a common aspiration among younger Australians, but the definition of financial and life success is broadening beyond a single milestone into a more holistic view of ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... million of the increase. SMC said the rise coincided with a spoke in super switching activity and warned many younger Australians with balances below $100,000 were moving into self-managed super funds (SMSFS) or platform products that carried significantly ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... rising 10.7%. Housing affordability continues to be a key factor driving higher perceived savings targets. Many younger Australians expect to carry housing costs into retirement, either through renting or mortgage repayments. "Homeownership is an important ...

Vanguard's oldest ETF eclipses to US$1tn in value

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... the firm, will earn incrementally more revenue," Sotiroff said. Vanguard's latest research also found younger Australians are more likely to incorporate ETFs into their portfolios, with nearly one in five Gen Z Australians report owning ETFs at around ...

ETF a rising craze among the Gen Z: Vanguard

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Vanguard's latest research found younger Australians are more likely to incorporate ETFs into their portfolios, while older Australians continue to rely more heavily on traditional investment vehicles, particularly direct share ownership. In its report ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Chalmers said, will help deal with the collapse in housing affordability which has disproportionately impacted younger Australians. The reforms are about rebalancing a tax system that favours assets over workers as well as concessions that have fundamentally ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... public debate has focused on housing, but these measures also affect shareholders, small business owners, younger Australians saving and investing for a home deposit, working professionals building wealth outside the family home and self-funded retirees ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... community," Mulino said, pointing to rising concerns around intergenerational fairness and the growing difficulty younger Australians face entering the property market. Mulino also defended the government's policy development process, saying extensive ...

Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... have made and continue to make to our country and to our economy. But a lot of Australians, and particularly younger Australians, are finding it really difficult to get into the housing market. That's not the fault of older Australians. It's the fault ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... finfluencers amid growing concerns about the influence of financial information online, particularly among younger Australians. ASIC said the action is intended to disrupt unlawful finfluencer online promotion before consumers suffer financial harm. ...
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