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Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... line with its long run average. And it shouldn't be. While higher wages increase companies' cost burden, it also raises consumers' spending power that'll go into greater purchases of businesses' products and services. The fresh update on consumer confidence ...

AAT upholds ruling against ex-Macquarie and ex-Credit Suisse advisers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... "Market manipulation is prohibited in order to further the objects of promoting confident and informed decision making by consumers of financial products and services, and fair, orderly and transparent markets for financial products," the AAT said. The ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... we always have been, the Government will remain focused on putting in place necessary measures to protect Australian consumers." She added superannuation belongs to the members who work hard to earn it - not the government; not the industry; not the ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... rate hike more than necessary could send inflation expectations lower and with them, deferred household spending as consumers anticipate lower prices in the future and content with their slim pay increases as long as they're higher than the smaller increase ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
A number of new measures that will dramatically impact the way consumers interact with the financial services industry have cleared both houses of parliament. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), announced in this year's Federal Budget ...

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... multiple dimensions," Fidelity Australian Opportunities Fund portfolio manager Kate Howitt said that the launch will offer consumers convenience, superior price comparison and more efficient product searching. "Its purchasing power exceeds that of almost ...

Retailers should be wary of Amazon: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... goods. Australian fintech Avoka said financial services will be the next industry in the firing line. "When Australian consumers start to receive streamlined and greater levels of convenience from their online retail interactions - so too will they demand ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... we always have been, the Government will remain focused on putting in place necessary measures to protect Australian consumers." The Minister was also keen stress that the raft of superannuation reforms would apply equally to retail, bank-owned, industry ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... be partly driven by confusion around which planners provide independent financial advice, Roy Morgan suggests. Many consumers view institutionally-owned advice groups with different branding to their parent company as independent, while almost a quarter ...

Manage wealth with authority: Academic

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... had allowed the financial services industry to place responsibility for answering complicated financial questions on consumers, which ultimately leads to poor retirement outcomes. Ariely pointed to two common questions: how much of your final salary ...