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Consumers turning to the internet for advice

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016

Australian consumers are increasingly turning to the internet for financial advice on life insurance, signalling a need for the industry to respond to rapidly changing consumer demands. CANSTAR's latest Direct Life Insurance Star Ratings report found ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016

... months - 157,942 - the highest in four years - in May after dipping by 0.6% in the previous month. Jobs advertised on the internet went up by 2.6% in the month of May while newspaper job ads continued their decline, down 12.6% last month. Year-on-year ...

AdviserLogic appoints former Countplus director

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016

... will be small or even mid-sized players that just offer similar services that are available down the road or over the internet. We see opportunities energing from consolidation and, conversely, further disruption amongst product and service suppliers ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016

... rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and is the slowest pace since March 2015. Internet ads fell by 0.7% last month after rising by 0.4% in March while job ads in newspapers fell by 6.2% in April after dropping ...

AFA calls out ISA on claims blame

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016

... insurance they may or may not have in their superannuation fund or have purchased without proper advice over the phone or internet."

ANZ pays $212,500 for responsible lending breach

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016

... limit of either $500 or $1,000. Offers to use the ANZ Assured facility were distributed to customers by mail, phone, internet banking or at an ANZ branch. According to an ASIC statement, ANZ did not give customers the ability to elect a different overdraft ...

More help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016

... in January - the highest level since June 2012 - up by 1.0% from December and by 10.8% from the same month last year. Internet ads increased by 1.1% in the month of January and 11.3% over the year while ads placed in newspapers dropped by 3.2% to its ...

Financial Synergy makes big play in big data

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016

... currently being analysed. The remaining two-thirds of transactional data - documents, emails, drawings, social network and internet activity has been out of reach. "Now, organisations have the ability to capture and make sense of all data, and to then ...

Rainmaker goes live with new terminal upgrade

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016

... out the latest and best generation of our technology yet, a long way from our first launch in 1992 when there was no internet or email and we were still marvelling at the FAX machine."

Drown baby, drown

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016

... tensions in the Middle East (the beginning of the second intifada). But other factors were more important: the bust of the internet bubble, the collapse of real investment and, in smaller measure, the Fed tightening between 1999 and 2000." The negative ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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