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ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... sales agent used fast-paced and inaudible language that confused customers yet ended up committing the customer to purchasing a policy. Martin conceded this was "completely unacceptable." Today, Martin confirmed the number of inappropriate telephone ...

Life insurers admit to misconduct: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... insurance, highlighting the commissions life insurers paid to financial advisers or advice entities as a result of clients purchasing their policies. Orr said that in the five-year period the commission asked about, all life insurers appearing before ...

Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Monetary Fund's (IMF) forecast that inflation could reach 1 million percent this year. The erosion of consumer purchasing power has largely contributed to the economy's 13.2% contraction in 2017 that followed the previous year's 16.5% drop ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... years ago. Defaults have been rising and will continue to do so." According to Peleg, SMSFs face three major risks when purchasing off-the-plan properties: equity, cash flow and settlement risks. Peleg said banks were looking to streamline processes ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... was compliant sales," he said. A Roy Morgan survey released in January found the phone was the most popular means of purchasing life insurance policies.

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... survey found that almost 25% of respondents in the Chicago district said that trade tariff concerns are affecting their purchasing decisions. The balance of probabilities dictates that the Fed would lean more against inflation - to try to get ahead of ...

Chief economist update: Fed will go hiking in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... stay at current low levels at the very least or fall some more. This is the same indication from the latest IHS Markit purchasing managers' survey, showing that the Composite PMI rose to a better than expected reading of 55.7 in May (preliminary ...

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... needs the result of latest surveys on its economy like a hole in the head...or so it seems. In early March, China's purchasing managers' indices surveyed by both the government and Caixin indicated the economy is marking time, at best. The official PMI ...

Senior RBA figure joins life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... Australia's leading and most trusted life insurer by providing a simpler, faster and more enjoyable experience when purchasing and using life insurance. As part of this, the life company will soon launch a new automated underwriting rules engine for ...

Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... source of advice for 28.7% of adults aged between 30 and 60, compared to 24.7% who use a financial adviser. Further, the purchasing of life insurance or income protection online or via mobile devices rose 35% from 2016. Meanwhile, Synchron is calling ...