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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 ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... "It won't be long before we see these devices becoming common in every household and having the capability to provide consumers with the ability to perform more personalised tasks, like being able to tell you your bank account balances or transaction ...

ASIC successfully files injunction against Melbourne advice provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... commenced proceedings against Financial Circle Pty Ltd in December 2017, alleging the business was offering loans direct to consumers that could only be obtained if the consumer also agreed to receive financial advice. The financial advice offered by ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... previous month. This is because continued price increases would, in turn, raise inflation expectations, encouraging consumers to spend now than pay for the same goods and services at higher prices later. Then again, this could be offset by a more aggressive ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... measure shows unadjusted growth of 22.3% in the month of November from 11.3% in October - and they could grow even more as consumers put to use their brand new iPhone Xs. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously ...

Potential windfall to be found in super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... their first home in line for the lion's share. NAB director of SMSF and customer behaviour Gemma Dale said it's crucial consumers are aware of the super reforms expected to take effect this year, including the downsizer contribution and first home super ...

FSC finalises life insurance APL guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... improving standards and strengthening consumer protections. This document is a clear declaration of the level of service consumers can expect from life insurers in language they can understand."

NAB refunds home loan customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... that money held in those offset accounts did not reduce the interest payable on the home loan accounts. As a result, consumers paid more in interest than was required," ASIC said. NAB has since commenced contacting affected customers and has refunded ...

CommInsure life insurance ads misleading: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... mid-2013 to March 2016 found Total Care Plan (sold via financial advisers) and Simple Life Insurance (sold directly to consumers), had "misleading and deceptive statements" on some of CommInsure websites relating to the extent customers were entitled ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the unemployment expectations index dropping by 2.4% (consumers expect lower unemployment ) to a reading of 127.6 in December - the lowest since May 2011. Where the strength in the labour ...