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Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... this month, which found online and telephone sales were the most popular ways life insurance was bought. Based on 7632 consumers polled in Roy Morgan's survey, life insurance policies were purchased mainly over the telephone (24.7%). This was closely ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... straight quarter to 2.6% in December from 3.3% in the previous three-month period, indicating increased confidence among consumers over jobs, income and the stock market.... and of course, over expanding business investment. Fixed investment added 1.27 ...

Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... impact on the economic growth and prices. Consumption spiked before the tax was lifted from 3% to 5% back in 1997 as consumers brought forward purchases ahead of the hike... and then it slump. The same thing happened when the tax on consumption was raised ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... life insurance policies in the year to November, the latest Roy Morgan survey shows. One-quarter (24.7%) of the 7632 consumers polled in Roy Morgan's Single Source survey rang the company directly to buy life insurance; this was closely followed by the ...

ASIC puts corner-cutting advisers on notice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... train staff as to their professional and ethical obligations; monitor and supervise their representatives; remediate consumers where misconduct is identified; and report breaches in a timely manner. Licensees and advisers have a professional and legal ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... half (43.6%) of the 1000 respondents in NobleOak and Pureprofile's 2017 life insurance buying behaviour research found consumers preferred to consult the internet when considering life insurance. The internet is a rich source of advice for 28.7% of adults ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... straight month to 105.1 in January - optimists outnumber pessimists - from 103.3 in December and 99.7 in November. What do consumers do when they're happy and more confident? Why, they go shopping of course! Suddenly, it looks like there's more to where ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... demand," Groeneveld said. Groeneveld added Australia's superannuation industry has undergone remarkable change, and today's consumers not only demand anytime, anywhere access to their financial accounts, they expect the most modern digital experiences ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... US$88 billion ($110bn) by 2020. Globally, potential bank revenue through increased servicing of financially excluded consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in 60 emerging countries could reach as high as US$200bn, EY said. The research ...

Fintechs gear up for open banking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... since 2013, developing innovative products, forming great customer relationships and providing services to millions of consumers in Australia and New Zealand. We felt now was the right time to accelerate that growth and the illion deal enables us to ...