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Financial stress rising in Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
About one third of Australians are living pay cheque to pay cheque, according to the latest insight from BT Financial Group. The 2016 BT Australian Financial Health Index shows 32% of Australians always or often find themselves relying on pay cheques ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... $2000 and $3600 for a four-year course. Hill says that while he understands how helping an adult child remove financial stress feels good for a pre-retiree, these needs must be balanced against saving for a comfortable retirement and decreasing pre-retirement ...

Employers urged to fund workers' financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... time off to deal with a financial issue and 41% admit to being distracted at work because of financial worries. Financial stress disproportionately affects employees aged between 31 and 40; those in senior management positions or working for multinational ...

Advisers shouldn't overlook workplace super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... the value advisers can bring to both employers and employees. IOOF head of employer super, Stephen Black said: "Financial stress is a major cause of disruption and loss of productivity at work, but access to financial advice can help combat this. Research ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
"The same old story It's been told much too much before The same old story But it's worth telling just once more..." - Billie Holiday Perhaps she didn't want to add rattle to an already jittery market. Perhaps she didn't want to deviate from the Fed ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... when advice "succeeds" it's not the returns that matter but the "intangible benefits," such as the way decreased financial stress positively affects mental and physical health, reduces the likelihood of divorce and improves social relationships. In this ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... risk could also be triggered by a spike in geopolitical tensions, bouts of volatility in commodity markets, or financial stress in major emerging market economies. Worryingly, the weak recovery in many high-income economies and slowdowns in several large ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... Greg Gibbs adds IF the Chinese economy struggles and "... much weaker commodity prices, and maybe a degree of financial stress in China..." (SMH) Goldman Sachs was in on the if's too -- IF "reserve managers at central banks reduce their demand for the ...

Businesses in for tougher times: Debt collector

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... period. "This hasn't hit the official figures yet, which is not uncommon. "But we are noticing significant signs of financial stress among businesses, borne out of the fact the household sector is 'hoarding cash' and paying only when pressured," he a ...

Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
Party pooper. Spoilsport. Booo! One can almost taste - yes, taste - the financial markets' disappointment when dear Uncle Ben came and spoke with not even a hint that those beloved letters Q and E are in the offing. Not even a wink, wink, nudge, nudge. ...