Outreach shows youth financial knowledge gap
A pair of financial advisers recently visited high school students on behalf of the Financial Advice Association to educate them on topics such as budgeting and superannuation. This initiative, part of the association’s “informal” project to teach financial literacy to students, showed greater outreach is necessary to improve youth financial literacy.
November 16, 2023
AMP to launch digital bank for small business
AMP will be launching a digital bank offer designed for small businesses and sole traders in Q1 of 2025.
November 16, 2023
Court approves $110m AMP royal commission class action
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the settlement for the shareholder class action brought against AMP after the Hayne royal commission in 2018 for $110 million, according to an update from class action law firm Maurice Blackburn.
November 15, 2023
COG pulls Diverger offer after lack of shareholder support
After launching a surprise counteroffer to acquire Diverger at the end of last month, COG Financial Services has formally withdrawn its non-binding offer, conceding a lack of interest from key Diverger shareholders.
November 15, 2023
‘Icing on the cake’: Winning the 2023 AMP University Challenge
A trio of students from Deakin University won the AMP University Challenge this year. They tell Professional Planner that the competition teaches participants how to transfer academic knowledge into real world application.
November 15, 2023
HUB24 launches Discover offer
HUB24 has launched an offer called Discover to complement its existing Core and Choice offers.
November 15, 2023
FAAA launches Career Centre for advice profession
The Financial Advice Association has launched its Career Centre, an online resource for employees, job seekers, and career changers in the financial advice profession.
November 14, 2023
Infocus invests in Wealth Connexion
Infocus has taken an undisclosed equity position in advice business Wealth Connexion in Brisbane, which will in turn acquire several retail practices formerly held by Infocus.
November 14, 2023
Gen X, Y most optimistic about retirement lifestyle: Aware Super
Australians with over 20 years left in the workforce are twice as likely to expect a more luxurious standard of living in retirement than they have today, according to new research by Aware Super.
November 14, 2023
