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Comyn promises personal accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... accountability, transparency and customer focused. It will be "energised" by its purpose of improving the financial wellbeing of customers and the broader community, he said. Comyn was sworn in as chief executive on 9 April 2018. He took over from Ian ...

Digital advice engagement spikes for super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... said, noting more members are also using live data from their superannuation fund to "self-diagnose" their financial wellbeing. "Members will then frequently take the option to engage with a live adviser with a clearer idea of their current situation ...

Workers want extra super contributions: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... be the biggest cause for stress, and want their employer to make additional super contributions to support financial wellbeing. The report said one-third of the 1000 workers surveyed believe their company cares about their financial wellbeing, and 29% ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... government, community and corporates work together. "We know that financial abuse can impact the long-term financial wellbeing of our customers, particularly women, and our focus on financial education and supporting our customers in crisis is one way ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... knowledge, skill, attitude and behavior necessary to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achieve financial wellbeing."

CBA to demerge CFS, mulls further CommInsure sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... and in-house financial advice to CBA customers will remain fundamental to CBA's focus on customers' financial wellbeing and we will deliver that through a new model for advice that is safe, simple and scalable." CFS Group offers investors a company ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... planning of their retirement, while 47% say they can't rely on their super and other investments for their financial wellbeing in retirement. Qantas Super added that overall confidence dropped by 0.2% in the six months from November 2017, moving from ...

GROW Super seeks RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... great affinity toward the industry super space given its core aim is simply to help members achieve genuine financial wellbeing. "We actually have a company philosophy that aligns more with an industry fund than the retail sector. We are completely member-centric ...

ANZ dealer group chief departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... members and customers, Bryant said. Further, the role is vital to the organisations' vision to improve the financial wellbeing of Australians. "Increasing our advice capability is clear and tangible evidence of how we invest our profits back into ...

One third of Aussies struggling financially

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
A study into financial wellbeing of Australians has found that almost a quarter of the population is just getting by, while a further 13% struggle to meet day-to-day financial commitments. The ANZ Financial Wellbeing survey shows more than a third of ...