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Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... as May. Australia could ride the wave of higher commodity prices but then again, rising inflation is a de facto tax on consumer confidence and consumption and, by extension, company earnings and investment returns. Expectations for an RBA tightening ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... running far away from their targets. This is a double-edged sword in that reduced fiscal and monetary stimulus and higher consumer prices depress consumer spending and by extension, business revenues - the very same policies that have sent financial ...

Budget Direct, NobleOak partner for life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... underwritten by MetLife. It ditched the life insurance sector less than three years later. Last year, Budget Direct won the Consumer Marketing Campaign of the Year - Consumer at the Financial Standard MAX Awards for its Insurance Solved campaign.

Big tech, interest rates dominate reporting season

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... transformation and electronic payments. "Meanwhile, we see a number of themes related to the growth of the middle-class consumer in emerging markets, such as the increase in financial penetration, rising demand for products and services, and healthcare ...

ASIC consults on refreshing PDSs, FSGs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... schemes into one new instrument. Stakeholders from superannuation trustees, platform operators, responsible entities, and consumer groups have until April 12 to submit their feedback.

MAX Awards 2022: Nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... campaign of the year Integrated campaign of the year Investment product of the year Marketing campaign of the year - consumer Marketing campaign of the year - industry Marketing team of the year Print campaign of the year - consumer Print campaign of ...

Aware Super advice arm to pay $20m fine

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
The industry super fund's financial advice subsidiary has been hit with a $20 million penalty for charging over 25,000 customers more than $50 million in fees for no service. Between 21 August 2014 and 30 June 2018, Aware Financial Services, formerly ...

CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... from AFCA deserve access to compensation if their determination goes unpaid. In its current form, the model will limit consumer access to the scheme - leaving Australians unprotected if they invest in products such as managed investment schemes that ...

The Advisers Association appoints chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... stakeholders to ensure Australian consumers can have access to quality, affordable advice, without reducing necessary consumer protections. "We will also engage with the government's Quality of Advice Review this year to remove unnecessary red-tape ...

Alphinity hires from Citi

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... trading. Willcocks' appointment increased Alphinity's global portfolio managers to five after Mary Manning (who covers consumer discretionary and communication services) and Trent Masters (technology) joined the business last year. Jeff Thomson, who ...