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AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Owen said. "With half of all Aussie workers reporting some level of stress about their finances, improving financial literacy can be one way to ensure that Australians are prepared for whatever is thrown at them and help turn that positive intent into ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... type of advice that could potentially make a positive and significant impact in their lives. "They have lower financial literacy, [have] less savings and interest, and less likely to be supporting themselves in retirement. They are also less likely to ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... deliver it. "Even things like factual information and general advice has a greater role to play in improving the financial literacy of consumers and their access to advice, even if it is entry level and answering a simple question with simple advice ...

Household capital remains key: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... equity release a more prominent method of retirement funding, and addressing this gap, it needs to address low financial literacy in this area," he said. "Currently, equity release products - and reverse mortgages in particular - are often being used ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... offered this kind assistance by their employer. "There is a very real opportunity for employers to offer more financial literacy and education programs to their people, and increase awareness if they already exist - to help them understand and engage ...

InvestSMART adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... She has written two personal finance books. Her other directorship is at Ecstra, a not-for-profit focused on financial literacy. The appointment is subject to formal approval at the next general meeting. "With a background in banking, Zahos brings to ...

ETFs undermine product comparison: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... ETF Securities co-head of sales Kanish Chugh. Chugh said the ETP industry is doing a good job of providing financial literacy to new investors, who might be "scared of acronyms", as well as investors who are more advanced. This involves educating about ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... what financial services and supports are available (27.2%). Speaking during the event, Australian Government Financial Literacy Board chair Paul Clitheroe noted that current frameworks restrict advisers to only be able to offer their services to high ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... future through a mentorship program, guiding students to run an operational fund where the proceeds improve the financial literacy of other Australians. Doron Haifer was inspired by the student run university endowment funds in the USA when he established ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... advice. Scalable advice would have widespread social and economic benefits, the FSC said, including improving the financial literacy of more Australians, reducing the likelihood of individuals making poor investment choices, reducing pressure on public ...