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Pandemic proves value of advice: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... ones." But almost a third of unadvised Australians believe they are able to 'do-it-themselves' with help from family, friends and the internet while 20% are holding back because they believe they don't have enough wealth to engage one. The research showed ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
New research has revealed COVID-19 has altered Australian spending behaviour, with more households in a fragile financial position than ever before and facing reduced access to financial advice. The research from CoreData, presented at the Financial ...

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... employment. It's utterly false. When you're not on any income you do what you can to sustain yourself and neighbours and friends might help you out by paying you," Johns said. "Even Centrelink acknowledges there should be times when people can ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... Szlakowski his personal credit card to buy drinks and did ask her to communicate with him on WhatsApp. It also found Pahari's friends made inappropriate comments to Szlakowski. The document deemed these incidents "not harassment" but acknowledged that ...

ACCC flags dangers of ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... seeing returns from that or able to pull that out with no issues then they put more in. Then they recommend it to their friends and family." Unfortunately, by the time these Ponzi schemes people fall apart people have often piled more money in - believing ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
The difference between Australia and China, my friends, is there are no selfish, stupid "Karens" in China. None that compare to the one in the state of Victoria that has now gone viral, protesting against the mandatory wearing of face masks. Let's ...

Advice head leaves ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
ANZ has confirmed the departure of its head of advice and operations. Darrel Caulfield took to LinkedIn to farewell ANZ, saying it had been a privilege to work for the company. "ANZ has been a big part of my life and has provided significant opportunities ...

Life insurance activity rises: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... people aged 18-34. MetLife said the "activity" has primarily consisted of doing online research and "speaking to family and friends" about it. The report said consumers are also actively thinking about their superannuation, with two-thirds (66%) of people ...

Advice job market not all doom and gloom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... savings. Candidates have discovered greater working productivity plus the benefits of spending more time with family and friends," Gvalda said. "Given the current economic environment, long term job security is high on the priority list." As for what ...

Banks accused of violating worker ethics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... lives 'measured' by the employer," FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "They are expected to sell loans to their friends, spruik their employers at children's football games and never express a critical thought about the way their employer behaves." ...