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Member engagement a danger to super savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... it's a waste of time," he said, and explained that members' real interests are retiring and having a pension. Behavioural finance shows that "as humans, we tend to focus on overconfidence as opposed to bad parts; and the bad part is often so visceral ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... years' experience working with financial institutions and insurance companies on issues such as finology and behavioural finance. Lazenby has also worked with the US Federal Reserve, as well as Fortune 100 executives and global financial services firms. ...

Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... help contribute towards the ongoing professional development of their members, particularly in the area of behavioural finance," she said. "We believe that is an area of big opportunity for advisers to deepen their relationships with their clients and ...

Mercer launches retirement income strategy test

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... based on three pillars fundamental to the analysis of the retirement phase - adequacy, sustainability, and behavioural finance. The framework comes after renewed calls for the Australian superannuation industry to focus on clear objectives for delivering ...

Details of new SMSF accreditation revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... Certificate program. The other three areas of focus include 'Understanding SMSF trustees', which deals with behavioural finance and cognitive bias; 'Coaching', which is all about SMSF strategies for accumulation and retirement; and for the fourth module ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... to this is to tackle market risk, she said. "One of my biggest areas for learning in my career has been in behavioural finance. We aren't dealing with economic beings, we are dealing with human beings. "Members actually fear losses far more than they ...

Health and wealth go hand in hand: Survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... long-term financial ails. Senior financial planner Michal Bodi from Sydney Financial Planning is a big fan of behavioural finance. He says clients are more likely to sort out their finances - and healthcare worries - through personal motivation. Even ...

New business targets investors' bad habits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... sector, a new business is about to be launched which aims to help investors overcome bad psychological habits. Behavioural Finance Australia (BFA) focuses on the "hidden psychological influences" that get in the way of rational investment decision-making. ...

Behavioural finance pop quiz helps advisers communicate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... and adviser. Matt Linnert, co-founder of innergi, said there were challenges in converting the theory behind behavioural finance into practical models suitable for planning practices and their clients. "We look at deep and sticky behavioural biases that ...

How the wealthy invest their money

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... also on the rise, with the report suggesting that many wealth management firms are embracing and infusing behavioural finance into their advisory process to rebuild client trust.