The impact of COVID-19 on Australian workers has been profound, according to Australia’s largest workplace mental health study

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Australia’s largest workplace mental health study found that three in five workers experienced a mental health condition this year (up almost 9 percentage points from 2019), with many struggling for... Read more continue reading

Household Capital releases 2020 Retirement Outcomes survey

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Household Capital has released the results of their 2020 Retirement Outcomes survey, one of the first major national studies of its kind since the impacts of COVID-19 have hit. The... Read more continue reading

RateMySuper tool to help members understand and compare fund performance

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings has launched a new super fund comparison tool to help members understand and compare investment performance across different super funds. The RateMySuper tool is made... Read more continue reading

Saving for your children

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Your child had their 8th birthday last week. Your mum-in-law again gave her yearly gift of $100 for your child’s saving account. Your second child is having their 10th birthday... Read more continue reading

Two in three Aussies’ finances impacted by COVID-19

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While globally the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge economic shake up, it has also had far reaching impacts for Aussies in relation to their own personal finances. With this... Read more continue reading

CountPlus Member firm Cooper Reeves completes tuck-in acquisition

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CountPlus has continued its focus on strategic growth, with Brisbane-based Member firm Cooper Reeves Pty Ltd (Cooper Reeves) announcing it has completed a tuck-in acquisition to acquire the financial planning... Read more continue reading

Plug-and-play data access to kick start struggling fintechs

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As Australia’s Open Banking regime creeps forward, Australian privacy and data-sharing tech firm ID Exchange is helping impatient fintechs immediately access Open Banking with a “plug-and-play” data-sharing platform they can... Read more continue reading

‘Imminent risk’: Financial advice practices could fail in new economic environment

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Leading Australian portfolio manager Dynamic Asset Consulting warns that financial advisers are putting their businesses and their clients at serious risk by implementing traditional strategic asset allocation (SAA) portfolios. Sydney-based... Read more continue reading

Fidelity’s Kate Howitt named on best female fund manager list

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For the second year in a row, Fidelity International’s Kate Howitt has been named in Citywire’s list of the top 30 female fund managers in the world, ranking 11th out of... Read more continue reading

IPO floodgates open as unprecedented number of companies seek to list on the ASX

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Australian small cap investors have an unprecedented opportunity to gain exposure to new company floats, according to small companies specialist OC Funds Management (OC). At its September investor briefing, OC... Read more continue reading