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Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
Third parties could soon be given greater access to banking data under a proposed open banking system regime. The regime, announced for review by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison yesterday, will seek to open up consumer and third party access - with ...

Wealth and investment leads Aussie fintech

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Wealth and investment is one of Australia's largest fintech sub-sectors according to an industry representative group. Releasing its first member ecosystem map, FinTech Australia showed wealth and investment sits alongside consumer and business lending ...

Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
The arrival of Amazon Marketplace in Australia will disrupt several businesses and the financial services industry won't be immune to the online store's influence. Already sending shockwaves through local major retailers, Australian fintech Avoka believes ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Australian consumer concern about security issues including financial and internet risks is the highest it's been in the last decade according to the latest Unisys Security Index. The overall Unisys Security Index for Australia is 157 out of 300, up ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... spending." Here, the lead from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey is not encouraging. Australian consumer sentiment fell by 1.2 points to a reading of 96.2 in June from 98.0 in the previous month, marking the third straight month ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
Boom conditions but waning confidence. This is the message from the latest NAB Business Survey report. The NAB's business conditions index soared by points to a reading of +14 in March, more than reversing the 3-point decline in the previous month. ...

Former BTFG manager joins Synchron

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Financial advice group Synchron appointed a former BT Financial Group manager to help expand its national footprint. Adelaide-based Sheridan Wright is the new South Australia and Northern Territory state manager and prior to her appointment was the ...

Countplus appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Countplus is welcoming the former chair of the Financial Planning Association as its new chief executive. Matthew Rowe will take the reins at the ASX-listed wealth management group having been a director since October last year. He is also chair and ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... prices or the almost worldwide optimism prompted by Trump's reflationary promises. I could only surmise that Australian consumer sentiment is being hurt by recent headlines of politicians' travel rorts, the Centrelink debt recovery fiasco, expensive ...