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Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... further boosted by a decline in health risks and a fall in uncertainty, as well as announced fiscal and monetary stimulus. Consumer spending is also supported by households running down over the next three years around 10% of their additional accumulated ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... Baillie Gifford partnership Fidelity - 'Flourish' Suncorp - Bank of the Year MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER NGS Super - NGS onboarding program ANZ Financial Advice - Financial advice as unique as you Budget Direct - Insurance Solved ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
For the first time since 2005, every single state in Australia saw the price of farmland increase. The median price per hectare of Australian farmland increased by 12.9%, with the nation enjoying its seventh consecutive year of farmland value growth. ...

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
ANZ posted statutory profit after tax in the first half to $2.9 billion, up 45% from 2H20. The bank announced a dividend of 70 cents per share, double of the previous half's dividend. ANZ said key drivers for the increase in its profits were net credit ...

ASIC not recommending general advice change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... 'general advice', after independent research commissioned by the regulator found such a move is unlikely to prevent consumer confusion. Both the Financial System Inquiry's final report and Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Competition ...

More members monitoring superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... members of their online communities with credible information sources such as from the Australian government, financial and consumer associations, superannuation funds or a professional financial adviser," he said.

Midwinter integrates with myprosperity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
Midwinter Financial Services has integrated with client portal solution provider myprosperity. Financial advisers using Midwinter's financial planning solution AdviceOS can now log into myprosperity and extract data such as personal details, entities ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... following three consecutive quarters of contraction. The first quarter growth was driven by a 10.7% annualised jump in consumer spending - the one that accounts for about 70% of the US economy. The revival in consumer confidence suggests continued strength ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... rise temporarily because of the reversal of some COVID-19-related price reductions", suggesting that the acceleration in consumer prices over the past three quarters could reverse. But more important, the RBA's preferred measure of inflation - the ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Westpac has settled a class action relating to life insurance sold through its financial advice network. The class action was brought against Westpac Group by Shine Lawyers in 2017. It claimed that between 2011 and 2017, customers who received financial ...