2024 Global Retail Investor Outlook 2025

Retail investors naturally gravitate towards self-directed learning models and easily accessible information sources when it comes to financial education CASE STUDY 7 Interactive investor platforms to curb information asymmetry Since 2010, interactive investor platforms (IIPs) have enabled millions of direct exchanges between retail investors and Chinese public companies, reducing information costs. Studies show these platforms enhance price informativeness, liquidity and investor participation, improving return predictions and investment outcomes.45CASE STUDY 8 Fee comparison to improve transparency Launched in 2011 by ASIC, MoneySmart is a trusted personal finance platform used by 50% of Australian adults.46 It offers free financial guidance, interactive fee comparisons for managed funds/ETFs, and personalized return assessments using real-time market data. 2024 Global Retail Investor Outlook 51