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Navigating Change for a Dignified Retirement
This blogs explores how a focus on quality of life is critical to realising dignity in retirement and this necessarily involves navigating the inevitable changes life holds for us all. In fact, helping navigate change with confidence is the core value most of us really seek from financial service providers. Restated purpose of superannuation The prime purpose of superannuation has again been in the news over the last couple of weeks with the Government’s announcement of the l
Nov 13, 20258 min read


Financial Advice Value That Goes Beyond the Numbers
"Good financial advice isn't just about the numbers. It's about giving people confidence, support, and a sense of control, even when times are tough. The difference between those who have advice and those who don't is growing as Australians are seeing the value of financial advice, not despite uncertain markets, but because of them." - FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood. The latest FAAA Value of Advice Index MYMAVINS conducted in 2025 confirms that the benefits of professio
Oct 21, 20254 min read


Good Design Awards Winners 2025!
We are chuffed to have had the opportunity to work with the amazing team at Tobias Australia on these important public health initiatives driven by DoHAC . Exemplary of the effectiveness of bringing together human centred design and evaluation to drive policy innovation.
Oct 21, 20251 min read


From conflict to collaboration - tips for working with client couples
Managing money as a couple is rarely just about dollars and cents. It encompasses differing personalities, risk appetites, and...
Oct 1, 20259 min read


More than money: How financial advisers help ease anxiety in uncertain times
Navigating change and uncertainty is when the value of advice can really shine. When markets shake, trust matters even more - which begs...
Jul 2, 20254 min read


Great expectations Part 2 - Follow the money
Where will the generational wealth transfers flow and how will the next gens approach managing this?
Mar 5, 20257 min read


From BI to AI: Reporting vs. Solving Problems
The Purpose of Analytics NewVantage Partners found some time ago that over 9 in 10 organisations have achieved measurable value from data...
Feb 12, 20254 min read


Great expectations – Early inheritance in the age of the great wealth transfer
Now vs later? MYMAVINS recent research for Australian Seniors, the Inheritance & Retirement Report 2024 , reveals a growing trend toward...
Feb 5, 20258 min read


The ‘dignity gap’ in retirement
Many of the latest financial service legislative reforms are aimed at shifting the super industry’s focus more towards retirement...
Dec 11, 20247 min read


Don't Get Taken to the Cleaners: A Guide to AI Washing
The introduction of ChatGPT and the subsequent release of competing models has propelled the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence...
Sep 5, 20233 min read


Flipping the perspective: What is a fit-for-purpose SoA?
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has finally broken his silence on the QAR recommendations, controversially to a group of superannuation...
Jun 15, 20233 min read


What women want: A more equitable super system
Treasury announced another consultation into super on Monday 20 February. Ever since, the trade media, the consumer media and even...
Feb 26, 20232 min read


Data is your superpower
With the news of the Optus data breach still fresh in our minds, it’s easy to perceive the risks of collecting and storing data in your...
Oct 17, 20223 min read


The end to the means - defining the ‘purpose’ of super
MYMAVINS recently conducted a poll of superannuation members in Australia (September 2022 n= 401) to gauge latest expectations of the...
Oct 7, 20222 min read


Navigating Uncertainty in Retirement
While wealth transfer from one generation to the next is putting pressure on financial planning practices to attract younger clients,...
Feb 25, 20225 min read


The time has come for ageing well
Did you know that we are two years into the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing? This Decade was so designated because worldwide, 1...
Feb 14, 20222 min read


Ageism in the Australian workplace is prevalent but we still want to work longer
Australian Seniors recently held a virtual roundtable event exploring the findings from their latest research, Ageing in the Workforce...
Nov 22, 20211 min read


Lean on me: Rethinking the value of advice
The good news and the bad news A sense of control is important for our mental health and overall well-being. That's why the COVID...
Sep 14, 20213 min read


Three ways we’re disrupting market research
Like financial services, the market research space has experienced a remarkable amount of change in recent years. The traditional ways of...
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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