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Suncorp named Bank of the Year

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Money also commends the work that Suncorp is doing to help its vulnerable customers - those who are going through financial stress or hardship due to natural disasters, such as the drought in Queensland. It's imperative that we have a banking industry ...

Advisers losing female clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... women aren't finding the support they need from financial advisers after experiencing loss. "Research has shown financial stress triggers women more than men. Women might need to be reassured more than men," Powell said. She said that through her own ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... things he pointed out was that many elderly people now lived through war and depression - so their ideas about financial stress are very different to what future generations' will be. He also criticised Grattan for measuring only income in the five ...

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... family and community. "The report highlights a revealing, but not unexpected, fact: that one in two experience financial stress. That is why 75% give money to family and friends. This research has the potential to reframe the conversation in Australia ...

Most clients coping with financial stress: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Financial advisers are helping clients manage financial stress and keep it at minimal levels, Financial Standard 's latest survey shows. Financial advisers canvassed in our latest straw poll said most of their clients fall into either the moderately ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial stress is burdening close to 2.5 million Australians, according to AMP. Releasing its Financial Wellness report this week, AMP said it found two in every five Australian workers faced financial stress during their careers, costing businesses ...

AFA names 2018 Rising Star

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... to advice. Pritchard said the award vindicates the hard work and effort that goes into provisioning advice. "Financial stress is a preventable disease, and we are health professionals. I would like to live in a world where people don't suffer from ...

Workers want extra super contributions: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... company cares about their financial wellbeing, and 29% cite a lack of retirement savings as a cause for their financial stress. Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley said employers had the opportunity to contribute to the good financial health of their ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... widespread as "over half are paying more than 30% of their income towards housing each month - a common indicator of financial stress." Here, the survey found that while financial stress among renters has eased over the past six months, 45% of households ...

Listed fintech partners for financial wellness

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... Wisr head of partnerships Karen Taylor said: "Many employees are unable to properly perform at work because of financial stress. Monetary issues such as mounting credit card debt, inability to meet savings goals or failing to pay bills on time can all ...