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

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 19 September, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares mostly rose over the last week as the Fed resumed cutting rates. US, European and Japanese shares all rose but Chinese shares fell

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Gold at record highs – can it keep going? Implications for investors  

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Key points The gold price has surged to record highs. Key drivers have been central banks increasing their gold reserves, rate cuts, a renewed downtrend in the $US and demand

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 12 September, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares rose over the last week buoyed by expectations for rate cuts in the US. This saw US and Japanese shares rise to new

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Australian growth on the mend – implications for profits and interest rates  

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Key points Australia is seeing a gradual economic recovery with growth likely to reach 2.5% next year. This in turn is underpinning a likely upswing in profits. The RBA is

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 5 September,2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares were mixed over the last week. US shares rose to a new record high as soft jobs data added to expectations for Fed

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Growing Australia’s advice footprint with North

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North, the leading platform for super and retirement in Australia, is pleased to announce the launch of Grow, a new investment menu aimed at empowering advisers and their clients at

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Compound interest and returns are an investor’s best friend

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Key points Compound interest is an investor’s best friend but can be a borrower’s worst nightmare. The higher the return, the earlier and bigger the investment contribution and the longer

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 August, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares, led by the US share market pushed further into record territory over the last week helped by solid US earnings growth, okay economic

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AMP becomes first major super fund to offer cashback rewards that boost your super balance

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Australians by 10s of thousands of dollars. The launch of AMP Rewards means AMP Super members can now earn real cashback either in-store or online across 400+ (and growing) retail

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