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Financial services workers earn 12% pay rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... they feel undervalued, with 12% saying they are "grossly underpaid" for the work they do. "A point of concern is that younger and lower-income professionals are signalling dissatisfaction. If not addressed, this risks future workforce attrition and weak ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... framework to allow life insurers to offer straightforward advice when customers seek it. Additionally, Cupitt highlighted the younger population deserve support to build "the right safety net" for their future. "We welcome the government's commitment ...

Mental illness payouts balloon over $2.2bn: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... protection claims, with payouts totalling $887 million in 2024, CALI said. CALI noted the trend is especially significant among younger people, with TPD claims for mental health increasing by 732% for those in their 30s over the past decade. CALI chief ...

Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... Australia in the 2024-25 Budget, including the SIV. Prime Value Microcap Fund portfolio managers Richard Ivers and Mike Younger said underperformance in small cap stocks over several years has created attractive valuations. "Some microcap companies are ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... FirstChoice Employer Super balanced fund (MySuper Lifestage 1965-69) made 11.4% p.a. While the returns for Lifestage options for younger members who were born after 1980 are not yet finalised, based on May 2025 results they appear on track to achieve ...

Aware Super delivers double digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... progress through different life stages. "Aware Super was one of the first funds to make High Growth the default option for younger members as part of our MySuper Lifecycle approach. Our younger members have had the benefit of being in the high-growth ...

Group insurance premiums paid by super funds up 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... by age 65, which older members fork out $6.46 a week for. Standard cover lifted through 2024-25 for all age brackets. Younger members under 35 saw modest increases ($4900 on average), while those aged 40 to 55 scored a more noticeable $6300 bump. "This ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... and total and permanent disability (TPD), while 3.4 million have no or insufficient income protection, especially among younger Australians. "Cover Genius' data shows that Australians aged 25-44 are significantly more likely to purchase bite-sized life ...

Inheritance dissatisfaction an advice opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... how inheritance must be used, while only 79% around the world have done so. Henriques said given the larger capital the younger generation is receiving, it would be beneficial for them to use a financial adviser to better utilise their inheritance. "Trillions ...

Up to two million Aussies could face super tax: FSC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... three times Labor's proposition. Ultimately, the FSC saidthe decision to index the tax will impose "significant impact" on younger Australians. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said it is important for the government to consider the future implications ...