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Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial stress is burdening close to 2.5 million Australians, according to AMP. Releasing its Financial Wellness report this week, AMP said it found two in every five Australian workers faced financial stress during their careers, costing businesses ...

AFA names 2018 Rising Star

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... to advice. Pritchard said the award vindicates the hard work and effort that goes into provisioning advice. "Financial stress is a preventable disease, and we are health professionals. I would like to live in a world where people don't suffer from ...

Workers want extra super contributions: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... company cares about their financial wellbeing, and 29% cite a lack of retirement savings as a cause for their financial stress. Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley said employers had the opportunity to contribute to the good financial health of their ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... widespread as "over half are paying more than 30% of their income towards housing each month - a common indicator of financial stress." Here, the survey found that while financial stress among renters has eased over the past six months, 45% of households ...

Listed fintech partners for financial wellness

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... Wisr head of partnerships Karen Taylor said: "Many employees are unable to properly perform at work because of financial stress. Monetary issues such as mounting credit card debt, inability to meet savings goals or failing to pay bills on time can all ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... financial and mental benefits. Financially it improves their financial capacity in early retirement by putting less financial stress on their cashflow, and allows them to make their retirement savings last longer in retirement. Mentally, being active ...

School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... parents for money eight times more compared to regular school periods, leading to 50% of respondents experiencing financial stress and feeling pressure to fund extra activities. Only 42% of parents have a budget at the start of the holidays to manage ...

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... undertake in order to secure their investment goals be they long term capital growth or a retirement that minimises financial stress. To identify which strategies meet these criterion, Financial Standard commissioned Rainmaker Information to develop ...

Financial Standard names Investment Leadership Award winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... undertake to secure their investment goals - be they long-term capital growth or a retirement that minimises financial stress. He added that the investment analysis is "channel agnostic." "Unit trusts - that mainstay of the financial advice industry ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... commissioned by industry super fund REST earlier this year showed that Australians are carrying mortgage debt and financial stress into retirement, with 46% of older working Australians expecting to retire with debt: one in four retiring with credit ...