‘Am I going to be okay?’ Reassurance overtakes retirement as top reason Australians seek financial advice

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“Am I going to be okay?”, is increasingly the question Australians are asking their financial adviser, as rising costs, family pressures, negative news cycles and economic uncertainty are overwhelming clients... Read more continue reading

Westpac announces winners of inaugural Female Founder Awards

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Westpac has announced the five winners of the inaugural Westpac Female Founder Awards, a national awards program recognising female entrepreneurs building businesses across Australia. The winners are: Female Founder of... Read more continue reading

12 engagement barriers that we must address

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There are many barriers which can prevent a prospect from engaging in the professional financial advice process, and those prospect barriers are our problem to address. We have to try... Read more continue reading

Vanguard welcomes national focus on financial capability

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With financial literacy rates in Australia remaining low, Vanguard Australia has welcomed the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Financial Capability (PFG), a new non-partisan parliamentary group established to elevate... Read more continue reading

45% of Australians lack basic financial literacy. Why does it matter?

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8.5 million Australian adults[1] lack basic financial literacy, representing about 45% of the adult population. While Australia ranks among the top 10 countries globally for financial literacy, many people still struggle... Read more continue reading

MLC research shows retirement confidence is impacting Australian workplaces

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New research from one of Australia’s largest super funds, MLC, shows retirement confidence is already shaping how Australians experience work today, with implications for wellbeing, productivity and workforce dynamics. Findings... Read more continue reading

Mindset over money key in retirement

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Australian retirees have more choice and control over retirement outcomes than they realise with lifestyle being determined not only by super balance but by mindset, confidence, and purposeful spending goals,... Read more continue reading

Wealthy investors embrace AI for their finances but 7 in 10 are loyal to their adviser

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High-net-worth (HNW) Australians have enthusiastically adopted artificial intelligence to help manage their money, but the vast majority still want a human adviser firmly in the loop, according to new research... Read more continue reading

Fear, FOMO, and overconfidence: New report by CMC Markets reveals the psychology behind trading decisions

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In an era of unprecedented access to market information, investor success is increasingly determined not by what investors know, but by how they behave, according to a new report from... Read more continue reading

Structured giving growing in importance, but there is a long way to go

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Key figures Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) distributed more than $914 million in FY2023-24, up 14 per cent, across more than 2,289 funds Distributions from the main public offer Public Ancillary Funds... Read more continue reading