In a new Vanguard report, Core Components of a Successful Retail Investment System, Australia has been identified as one of only a handful of leading OECD countries where there is more money being held in savings accounts than in capital market investments.
Vanguard has proposed a series of retail investment reforms that could drive more Australians to invest their savings and achieve greater financial security.
These reforms include facilitating access to affordable financial advice, introducing tax incentives to boost investment outside of superannuation, improving financial literacy levels, and increasing fee transparency and competition.
Vanguard’s research estimates that if Australian households reallocated just 10% of their excess savings into investments, based on the amount of cash currently being held in Australian savings accounts, this could add as much as $185 billion into capital markets.
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