CPD: Futureproof – what different generations really value in advice (Part 3)

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Introduction “Clients don’t all value advice the same way. Expectations differ across generations”. (Value of an Adviser, 2025, Russell Investments). Understanding and articulating the value of financial advice remains a... Read more continue reading

Fidelity Global Sentiment Survey: Australians spending more on essentials, and less on luxuries, compared to their global counterparts

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Australian workers are generally optimistic, notably about their work and health. However, there is growing concern about their long-term financial prospects, with particular attention to challenges in retirement planning. This... Read more continue reading

‘Quietly worried’: New research exposes stark gender retirement confidence divide

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New findings from AMP’s Retirement Confidence Pulse reveal a sharp divide in how financially confident Australians feel about life after work, with women significantly more worried and less likely to... Read more continue reading

Why Gen X’s ‘quiet inheritor’ status warrants your attention

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As headlines explore the coming intergenerational wealth transfer, the narrative often centres on “next gen” inheritors, typically imagined as tech-savvy, purpose-driven 30-somethings. But this framing misses a critical truth. The... Read more continue reading

The bank of Mum and Dad a key component of the intergenerational wealth transfer

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Praemium’s latest research in conjunction with CoreData reveals that the “Bank of Mum and Dad” continues to play a pivotal role in the generational wealth of Australians, with high-net-worth families... Read more continue reading

CPD: Transparency and communication – making the value of advice visible (Part 2)

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A perennial challenge for advisers, and indeed the advice profession overall, is to articulate the value of financial advice. From a client’s perspective, advice can seem like a complex, jargon... Read more continue reading

Financy Women’s Index hits fresh high on improved female underemployment and closing of gender gap in superannuation

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Australia’s progress toward financial gender equality has reached a new high, with the latest Financy Women’s Index (FWX) hitting 79.44 points in the September quarter. The result, up from 79.32... Read more continue reading

Crypto now a core growth investment for Australians

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Cryptocurrency has become a core growth allocation for emerging investors looking to build diversified, multi-asset portfolios that deliver long-term wealth creation, according to new research from consumer insight and behavioural... Read more continue reading

Are you ‘super shy’? More than 1 in 4 Aussies have never engaged with their fund

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A quarter of Australians have never engaged with their super fund – and almost half only check in once or twice a year – according to new research from AMP.... Read more continue reading

A decade behind: Fidelity research reveals 10+ years retirement savings gap, with one third of Australians unprepared for retirement

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Research from Fidelity International (‘Fidelity’), in partnership with the National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA), reveals one third of Australian pre-retiree and retirees aged 50 and over are financially unprepared for retirement and are... Read more continue reading