Young Australian investors upbeat about their financial prospects

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State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today released the results of its 2024 ETF Impact Survey, which found that despite the domestic... Read more continue reading

Surge in online investing driven by young investors and bullish sentiment

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Investment Trends has released the 30th semi-annual edition of its 2024 Australia First Half Online Investing Report, revealing critical insights into the evolving landscape of online investing and identifying significant... Read more continue reading

Mental overload often results in poor investor decisions: Advisers are key role to overcoming investor biases

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Investors often rely on mental shortcuts and biases to manage their investments but these can result in poor decision-making and behaviour that can have a long lasting impact on their finances;... Read more continue reading

Household wealth rises to record over $16 trillion, spurred on by property

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Australians are stockpiling their wealth in residential property, with new data[1] showing around two-thirds of household wealth is now held in bricks and mortar, a proportion which has increased overt time as... Read more continue reading

Global research highlights opportunities for Australia to improve financial literacy initiatives

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New research commissioned by Ecstra Foundation shows that many countries, including Australia, continue to grapple with how to improve financial literacy in the face of economic and social headwinds. The... Read more continue reading

3 in 10 Gen Xers worry they’ll never retire, finds Natixis Investment Managers

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Next in line to retire, Generation X are worried about running short of money in retirement (48%), and 3 in 10 are concerned they’ll never have enough to retire, research... Read more continue reading

HESTA members increasingly using digital technology for retirement planning

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Women are increasingly using digital tools to help plan for their financial futures with industry fund HESTA reporting more than 300,000 of its members, 80 per cent of whom are... Read more continue reading

The conflicting priorities facing retirees and the never-leave-home generations

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New AMP research has found 4 in 5 Australians aged 65 and over believe their children face similar or harder financial challenges than they did growing up, amid rising housing... Read more continue reading

According to young investors, progress toward goals matters most

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Key takeaways Research demonstrates that serving younger clientele leads to higher growth for advisory firms. Younger investors measure the performance of their investments based on progress toward their goals and... Read more continue reading

Launching the Ensombl Blue Ocean Topic Matrix: the topics advisors care most about

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Key points Second edition of What Advisors Want report released AI used to analyse conversations of 8,750 users of Ensombl advisor platform Top 10 topics for July- Dec 2023 ranked,... Read more continue reading