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ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
ASIC has revealed the major concerns of financial advisers in making advice more affordable following its nine-month review. In an effort to provide consumers access to good quality and affordable financial advice, the corporate regulator unveiled its ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... easier for people to understand. The industry is under the microscope, facing significant regulatory change and shifting consumer expectations. Now is the time to work together to adapt, educate and remain relevant," MetLife Australia chief executive ...

AustralianSuper posts best year yet

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... downs." He flagged an expected improvement in growth assets' returns as low rates, government stimulus and pent-up consumer demand continue to support the economic recovery. "AustralianSuper is a long-term investor, and we have a pro-growth stance ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... were 167,450 sales nationally. This equates to one sale for every new listing on the market. "This dynamic of strong consumer demand, and low housing supply, continues to create some urgency among buyers," Owen said.

ASIC looks to tighten crypto ETP oversight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
ASIC is consulting on how exchange-traded products investing in cryptoassets can meet existing regulatory expectations, with the regulator particularly interested in identifying suitable cryptoassets for such products and ensuring good practice in terms ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... in March 2020 when lockdowns started. Record or near-record high business conditions and confidence and above-average consumer confidence readings point that Australia's good fortune will continue rolling. That was before the Delta variant broke ...

UK bans crypto exchange Binance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned well-known and popular crypto exchange Binance from operating in its jurisdiction. Binance, which is Cayman Islands domiciled, claims to be the biggest Bitcoin exchange and alt-coin cryptocurrency exchange ...

AFA defends industry against Labor attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... accessible, advisers must also contend with a slew of reforms and regulations. "Additional measures to supposedly increase consumer protections will only increase the cost of financial advice and deliver little or no benefit to the many Australians who ...

Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... the OECD - for China's economy to grow by 8.0% this year. The distortions wrought by the coronavirus pandemic to consumer and business behaviours and central bank and government policies make it especially difficult to assess the trend in forthcoming ...

ASIC takes on NAB for fee-for-no service breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... have left the funds and were no longer receiving services. The fallout saw the exit of NAB chief customer officer of consumer banking and wealth Andrew Hagger and general manager of advice partnerships Ross Barnwell. In response to Archibald's testimony ...