Australians not feeling supported by the retirement funding system

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Household Capital, an independent, specialist retirement funding provider has completed its submission to the Retirement Income Review in response to the government’s consultation paper released in November 2019. The purpose... Read more continue reading

Women’s Index brushes off sluggish progress in 2019 to finish decade on a high

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The new decade has started on a high note for many Australian women after the economic progress measurement, the Financy Women’s Index, posted its best performance of 2019 in the... Read more continue reading

Investor sentiment remains grounded amidst rising markets: Investor Product Needs Report

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has released its latest Investor Product Needs Report, an in-depth study of Australians’ investing behaviour and their use of various investment products. The study, now... Read more continue reading

Fidelity research highlights the importance of personal finance in overall wellbeing

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The mental health, family life and physical health of a large proportion of Australians are being adversely affected by financial issues, new research from Fidelity International has revealed. Fidelity International’s... Read more continue reading

Why do organisations need a crisis to understand they have a problem?

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Shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers and stakeholders have grown weary of seeing scandalous headlines condemning large businesses and institutions as they lurch from one crisis to another. From a royal commission... Read more continue reading

Raiz wants ePayments Code overhauled to level financial services playing field

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Raiz Invest Limited, the largest, mobile-first financial services platform with more than 700,000 sign-ups, is urging an overhaul of the ePayments Code as one critical measure to increasing competition and... Read more continue reading

One year after Hayne: Financial services institution remediation missing major cause of issues

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As the nation’s financial services industry continues to focus on its greatest-ever remediation efforts through 2020, the leaders of many institutions have overlooked one of the most important areas requiring... Read more continue reading

Quality financial advice more of a challenge then ever

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With financial adviser numbers falling in the wake of the Royal Commission, the risk is that many Australians will miss out on financial advice, says Michael Hutton, head of wealth... Read more continue reading

Super way for SMSFs to save money

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A software application has been launched that enables trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to manage their own fund and save on expensive accounting fees. The software, branded DIYSOL, was... Read more continue reading

Wealth industry jobs most in demand

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Employment prospects are looking up in our industry. “A third of wealth management organisations recently surveyed said they expected to hire more employees this year (32%),” notes Sally Humphris, Executive... Read more continue reading