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Citi Foundation awards over $1m to community partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... programs funded by Citi Foundation for 2021/2022: Disability Northcott NEXT program Indigenous AIME Foundation for Young Australians Disadvantaged youth Brotherhood of St Laurence Social Ventures Australia

End of the road for Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... services Angus Sullivan said. "For 90 years, the Commonwealth Bank has been supporting the financial wellbeing of young Australians and we are committed to continuing to provide the programs and services they need." CBA will shift its school financial ...

Engaged members expect more from super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
While nearly 60% of young Australians engage with their superannuation fund, many are increasingly shopping around for other providers. This is according to a survey by Stake and Next Gen Investor Research, which canvassed more than 1000 investors. ...

Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... who was unemployed for 12 months or more while growing up; or lived in a single-parent home. "Our data shows young Australians are turning to banks, finance companies or searching online for financial advice to fill in the gaps in their knowledge. Banks ...

More members monitoring superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... self-directed investors. Social media and forums are growing as a source of financial information and guidance among young Australians, with 13% aged between 18 and 34 regularly using platforms such as TikTok, Facebook and Instagram as a financial resource ...

How advisers can capture young risk clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... with no dependents as reasons they don't purchase life insurance. "Even when they do have children, many young Australians are concerned about competing financial priorities, feeling preoccupied with day-to-day family expenses and paying their bills," ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... out of reach of first-time buyers," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "Superannuation isn't the reason young Australians can't afford to buy a home of their own. A lack of supply, and the policy settings with respect to residential investment property ...

Investor population rises for global equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Young Australians have flocked to trade listed investments for the first time, having set their sights on global equities, new research shows. Investment Trends 2020 2H Online Investing Report found that 435,000 Australians placed their first trade ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... that these sorts of investments create." Dean said experts have already disproven Wilson's comments and young Australians would suffer if his suggestions were to come into effect. "Economists and housing experts agree that allowing people to tap ...

Charity LIC chief executive to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... Future Generation's 29 pro bono fund managers, 15,000 shareholders, 20 charity partners and the countless young Australians they support, we thank and congratulate Louise for her outstanding contributions to both companies," said FGX and FGG founder ...