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Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... average economic capacity of $96,000 - just $6000 short of the average economic capacity across the total Australian population, says Rocky Scopelliti, author of a new book Youthquake 4.0 that researched the financial profile of more than 30,000 millennials ...

Trust in advice hits record low

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Commission is real, and the financial advice industry must take proactive measures to rebuild trust among the wider population. One of the most important steps involves lifting transparency in every single aspect of the advice process," Investment Trends ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... wants to dismantle our world class retirement funding system and replace it with a model that has two thirds of the population relying on the Age Pension."

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... It's about who can meet the financial needs hierarchy and the mental health impact on one-third of the Australian population who have finance issues, said Le. But volt bank's Weston warns that challenging the incumbent banks is not easy. "You ...

Australian retirement system weakens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
An ageing population is placing increased pressure on the Australian government as the nation's ability to ensure individual's retirement is both adequate and economically sustainable is diminishing. Australia has slipped down the ranks of the ...

Post Royal Commission change is all talk: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... funding model, is instructive. There, on an adjusted basis (in terms of financial services GDP and financial services population), Hong Kong's financial regulators are three times the size of Australia's," he said.

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
Macquarie's chief executive designate Shemara Wikramanayake has been named a commissioner for a global climate change initiative, alongside Bill Gates and Ban Ki-Moon. The Global Commission on Adaptation was launched at The Hague yesterday with ...

You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... channel for advisers. "There are 15 million Australians who are actively using Facebook (or about 60% of the total population). They are now using Facebook to search for products and recommendations - including financial planners," said Pearse. Robinson ...

Can Hollywood turn advice mainstream?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... and principal of Arthur Kyricaou & Co. The potential to gain market share is enormous, with around 90% of the adult population without a financial adviser. According to Rainmaker Research titled Financial planner customer usage rates published in June ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... they're staying away. "[European] households can invest those savings better for the long term considering the ageing population and the dynamics in our society." He said investors missing out on the end of a bull market and economic expansion could ...