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Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... main barrier to seeking financial advice. However, the value of financial advice is well-documented. For example, a 2020 study by IOOF showed that advised individuals were more likely to achieve a comfortable retirement and feel more satisfied with their ...

ASX chief churn increases: Analyst

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... leadership coming in with a detailed transformation plan and a clear pathway for execution." She said A2Milk is a good case study, taken over by chief executive David Bortolussi at a time when border closures had disrupted the path to Chinese consumers. ...

Industry fund bags consecutive customer experience award

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... December 2022, a total of 204 major Australian companies from seven sectors, including 16 super funds, were covered in the study. The results, comprising 11,038 independent assessments using 30 key customer-focused behaviours for each interaction, were ...

CFA Institute unveils major program overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... have been introduced. The program has also introduced an improved digital badging strategy and has reduced the volume of study materials to ensure candidates can prepare for each exam in around 300 hours. Further, for the February 2024 exams, level one ...

FYG Planners partners with Asendium

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Financial advice group FYG Planners has joined forces with Asendium to provide its network of advisers access to new software. Financial advisers will be able to utilise Asendium's Statement of Digital Advice (SoDA) system. This enables advisers to ...

Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... and they've got their sights set on investment grade fixed income and emerging market equities. That's according to a new study by Ocorian which gleaned insights from 134 family office investment managers across the globe. First and foremost, 99% of ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... also taken so long for society, particularly employers, to recognise the toll it can take on a woman's life. A 2021 study by Circle In and the Victorian Women's Trust found 80% of women experiencing menopause were affected at work but only 70% ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Australia dropped from 123,243 in 2001 to 119,188 in 2018 before plunging to 89,164 in 2021, offset by the pandemic. A US study that investigated the shifts in marriage through generations also explains modern-day women will spend less than half of their ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... communications, and they'll remain frustrated, and they'll continue to lose respect." Ralph advised that super funds conduct a study to segment their current and potential members. "I think you should audit your current communications and develop ...

Early super release scheme a mistake: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... working aged people raided their retirement savings, leading to a total of $38 billion in withdrawn funds. According to a study by Australian National University and George Washington University, those who withdrew their super did so as soon as possible ...