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Research reveals investment differentiators between sexes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... or friends when it comes to making investment decisions. On the other hand, the research indicates that men, particularly young men, are four times more likely than women to follow "finfluencer" advice, citing "whatever's trending on social media" as ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
New research shows how extensive the generational gap is when it comes to home ownership in Australia, with young Aussies living with mum and dad much longer than previous generations. A survey of more than 1000 Australians by Finder sought to find ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... last year found that 33% of Australians aged 18-21 follow at least financial influencer online. It also found that 64% of young people changed at least one of their financial behaviours after following a finfluencer. Despite this, and on the same day ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia has recommended first home buyers be able to use their superannuation as collateral for a home. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue tabled its report following ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... was the number of women investing in ETFs. About 21% of new ETF investors are females aged between 18 and 34 years old. "Young women are on a mission to close the gender investing gap and determined to take charge of their financial future," Guiamatsia ...

Stake adds crypto to platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
As cryptocurrency continues to enjoy mainstream uptake, trading platform Stake has added the option of crypto to its platform. "The decision to take on cryptocurrency was a natural step in offering our customers greater access to financial opportunities," ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... particular attention to how technology and digital advice might enable mass market adoption of low-cost advice, particularly by young consumers, those with low asset values and consumers who do not currently engage with the advice industry," the terms ...

Online investor numbers continue to climb: Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
An in-depth study of the attitudes and preferences of online equities and ETF investors in Australia reveals that the number of online investors significantly increased in the second half of 2021, albeit at a slower pace than the year prior. Investment ...

Super baby bonus could end inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... flexible early childhood education and care until children start school would help boost workforce participation for women with young children, HESTA said. Women's workforce participation rate when the youngest child is 0-5 years is almost 28.2% below ...

Prime Value hires Rest portfolio manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
Boutique fund manager Prime Value appointed a new portfolio manager from Rest who was most recently in charge of its small-caps strategy. Melbourne-based Mike Younger was Rest's director and small-cap portfolio manager for more than five years. ...