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Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... Australians," she said. "To ensure Australians can retire with confidence, we must provide a stronger focus on financial literacy and equitable retirement solutions. Providing quality advice and diversified options tailored to today's uncertain economic ...

SSGA takes 5% stake in Raiz

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... managing director and chief executive Brendan Malone said customers will have access to a broader array of financial literacy content and investment education tools. "We are committed to growing our core Australian business through ongoing product innovation ...

Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, helping improve financial literacy and awareness. All advisers who have progressed to the voting round have been vetted against ASIC's Financial Advisers ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... people, making it difficult to provide "simple advice" to young Australians. He said there's very little financial literacy among young people in Australia, unless their parents teach them about superannuation and investing. As such, he emphasised ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... years. This can be achieved through better access to lifetime income solutions and financial advice, improved financial literacy at all ages, and a simplified retirement system," he said. "Most importantly this confidence could improve their quality ...

Regulation, profitability top adviser worries: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... legislation will generate the opposite effect of the intent behind the Quality of Advice Review," he said. BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden agreed that the CSLR levy "is particularly contentious." "Advisers agree that people ...

Nominations open for FS Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, translating to improved financial literacy and awareness. As part of the selection process, we also invite relevant industry associations to nominate outstanding ...

Aussies' financial literacy declines, young people fare the worst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Despite many initiatives, financial literacy, capability, and wellbeing levels have dropped in Australia, according to research commissioned by Ecstra Foundation and conducted by SVA Consulting. The International approaches to progressing financial ...

Higher-for-longer rates dominate adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... find ways to boost their income has been the most frequently asked question in the last few months. BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden said with Australians living longer than previous generations, it's important to consider clients' ...

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... clarity with how they can help their kids. This confidence can be built in a number of ways, including increasing financial literacy and knowledge through education resources and financial advice, and through the use of solutions that provide greater ...