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Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... advice. It will be a revolutionary step for Australian's access to trusted advice that will improve their financial wellbeing in retirement," Delahunty said. "Our research shows how critical these reforms are to ensure that our superannuation system ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... derived by measuring several key indicators, including finances in retirement, health, quality of life, and material wellbeing. Sitting in the same place it did last year, Australia ranks behind Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, and ...

Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... engaging with super early and often. Millennials are willing to plan and engage with data for their long-term physical wellbeing and health, Constant noted, adding now is the time to see millennials engage in the same way with their long-term financial ...

Cost of 'comfortable retirement' increases again: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... landscape where the costs of essential goods and services keep rising. "Health, home, and transport are vital to their wellbeing, yet the expenses tied to these necessities are steadily increasing," Delahunty said. She also reiterated the importance ...

Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... financial advice in Australia. They are individuals who make a meaningful difference in their clients' financial wellbeing, actively participate in industry-based activities, community-based projects and/or other initiatives designed to promote the ...

AIA bolsters executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... supporting our people, whose unwavering sense of purpose resonates deeply." This comes after AIA also added a head of wellbeing to the executive team earlier this month. Lucy Hartley was appointed to the role to lead the newly established wellbeing t ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... inaugural State of Australia's Safety Net report investigates the link between life insurance and the personal and financial wellbeing of some 5000 Australian workers. The report finds that younger workers (aged 18-34 years) are facing significant underinsurance ...

Most Australians proactively retire: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... Joanne Earl said timing of when to retire, planning, and choice were revealed as crucial for retirement enjoyment and wellbeing. "Proactively choosing how and when to retire may be the secret ingredients to wellbeing in our golden years. The findings ...

BlackRock bolsters suite of SMAs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... expertise more accessible to the wealth market. In doing so, we aim to help more and more Australians achieve financial wellbeing."

AIA Australia names head of wellbeing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
The wellbeing team is now part of the life insurer's shared value partnership team, following a strategic decision to maximise support for customers. AIA Australia has announced the new wellbeing team structure and welcomed Lucy Hartley as head ...