Australian attitudes to retirement shift as more people embrace mini retirements

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Retirement, once understood as a single life event bookmarked at the end of a career, is being quietly replaced by a new rhythm: multi retirements. The Rise of Multi Retirements is... Read more continue reading

Half of us financially insecure about retirement

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AMP has launched the Retirement Confidence Pulse, a new national barometer tracking how financially confident Australians feel about life after work. The inaugural Pulse score is 50/100 – a wake-up... Read more continue reading

Tax reform and super strategies will help close lifetime wealth gap

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Australia has accelerated progress in gender financial equality in the June quarter, driven by a record-low gender pay gap and strong employment conditions for women, according to the latest Financy... Read more continue reading

Clients want confidence and control – not just returns

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Australians working with financial advisers say the greatest value they receive isn’t just investment returns – it’s confidence, control, and peace of mind, according to new research from Russell Investments,... Read more continue reading

21.5 years to close gender pay gap, as Financy Women’s Index warns of a deepening industry divide this Equal Pay Day

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Today is Equal Pay Day, which marks the 50 additional days women must work each year to earn the same as men, new data reveals Australia is on a 21.5-year... Read more continue reading

Why we get fee resistance

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Whether we like it or not there is always the possibility of fee resistance in delivering financial advice, and how we present our service is a large part of that problem.  Price... Read more continue reading

Most bought stocks in new 2026 financial year

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The top 10 most bought shares by retail investors at the start of the new financial year comprised mostly resources companies along with a few bank stocks. By contrast, advised... Read more continue reading

CPD: Investor Behaviour – Retirement

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To best understand how and why clients make financial decisions – particularly during retirement – advisers must look beyond technical strategies and consider investor behaviour. Before addressing product selection or... Read more continue reading

Philanthropy not just for the wealthy  

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Australia has been ranked the fourth most generous country among 119 countries, with three in five Australians making a financial donation to a charity, according to the Charities Aid Foundation... Read more continue reading

‘Blossom for Kids’ launch opens door for advisers to engage next generation of investors

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Blossom, the award-winning investment app with over $122 million funds under management, has announced the launch of ‘Blossom for Kids’, a new feature enabling adults to open accounts for under-18... Read more continue reading