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Financial literacy in Australia drops by almost 10%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... the University of Newcastle surveyed 575 women and 536 men aged from 18-90 years. The joint report titled: Financial Wellbeing and General Life Satisfaction in Australia revealed respondents answered 61.69% of the five financial literacy questions. The ...

FS Power50: Last day to vote

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... shaping the future of the financial advice industry and make a meaningful difference in their clients' financial wellbeing. Such advisers actively participate in industry-based activities, community-based projects and/or other initiatives designed ...

Not ruling anything out: Insignia Financial

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... continue to grow our superannuation fund," Mota said. "On the other hand, it plays a really important role in our financial wellbeing strategy, through our interactions with looking after people's retirement funds. We think there are other ways we ...

Insignia Financial, Personetics partnership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... who do not currently receive financial advice. Insignia Financial chief executive Renato Mota said consumer financial wellbeing is dependent on a continuum of support - from a basic household budget to comprehensive financial advice. "We believe innovation ...

FSC announces dual board appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... "I am pleased to take on the role as director of the FSC board as we work together to improve the long-term financial wellbeing for all Australians." Telfer added: "I look forward to working with the FSC board to support representation of our members ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... organisations in preventing the risk of financial abuse, mitigating harm through a deliberate plan. While the financial wellbeing of customers is a growing area of focus within financial services organisations and hardship teams can provide significant ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... financial planning lock many people from lower socio-economic groups out of receiving advice, which reduces their financial wellbeing, places a greater burden on pension support, and may contribute to financial inequality in society," Krishnamurti said. ...

Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... partnership makes sense given the bank was established almost 60 years ago to help essential workers gain financial wellbeing for themselves and their families. "This partnership with HOPE, built on an alignment of value and purpose, enables us to continue ...

Midwinter scores AIA mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... established advice business. The Sydney-based financial advice software company will support all aspects of AIA's Financial Wellbeing business, enabling efficient advice generation for 160 advisers and support staff. According to AIA, Midwinter was selected ...

IOOF reveals first results as Insignia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... services relevant to all client life-stages. While our name has changed, our ambition remains to improve the financial wellbeing of all Australians." Mota added that he was pleased with the inflows during the period. "Pleasingly there are signs our initiatives ...