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Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Consumers may not be good at predicting Wall Street's direction but they sure do impact overall economic growth. While renewed market volatility continue to put Wall Street to task, Main Street is taking the goings-on in America - fiscal and monetary ...

FSC proposes genetics and insurance council

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... stakeholders to set a framework to determine how genetics and life insurance should interact in the best interest of consumers. Similar to the mental health roundtables the FSC conducts, the new council would respond to issues arising in jurisdictions ...

Super calculators given further ASIC relief

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... discount rate for calculators that produce retirement estimates, taking into account the interests and further views of consumers, superannuation and retirement calculator providers, and actuaries," ASIC said. If a generic financial calculator makes ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... financial advice and failure to follow customer instructions. FOS stated: "Inappropriate financial advice can result in consumers investing in unsuitable products and suffering losses for which they were unprepared or financially unable to support. This ...

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Life insurance products sold directly to consumers are gaining prevalence over an area historically dominated by financial advisers and dealer groups, Strategic Insight's latest statistics show. The researcher found that in the decade to 2017, risk ...

FOS submission points finger at advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... stockbroking and trading derivatives, options and cryptocurrency. FOS stated: "Inappropriate financial advice can result in consumers investing in unsuitable products and suffering losses for which they were unprepared or financially unable to support. ...

NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... delays between one to three days when initiating payments. The NPP has the potential to boost payment efficiency for consumers and organisations, cutting out bureaucracy and reducing cashflow issues, the researchers said. CBA executive general manager ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... O'Dwyer said. She demonstrated deep knowledge and understanding of the financial services sector and the issues faced by consumers of financial products and services, O'Dwyer added. Coonan serves on several boards of private and public organisations ...

Senior RBA figure joins life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... automated underwriting rules engine for group and retail customers, significantly diminishing the time it takes for consumers and advisers to purchase cover. Girn will commence in the new role in May 2018.

Former FPA chief steps down from board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... our journey to reach higher education and advice standards, and has tirelessly campaigned to ensure both members and consumers benefit from proposed industry and government reforms. "He has also helped grow both the Certified Financial Planner mark and ...