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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 ...

ASIC brings in disclosure expert to review RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... Fund Schemes Authority, will review the current state of RG97 so as to ensure it is "providing greater transparency for consumers." His review will commence in December and ASIC expects it to be finalised in the first half of 2018. McShane has extensive ...

Treasury rolls out ASIC industry funding fee paper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... fee-for-service regime as a "critical component of the Government's reforms to strengthen ASIC and better protect Australian consumers," Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said these changes ensure regulatory costs are borne by ...

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... be the straw that would break the back of inflation expectations and by extension, economic growth. This is because consumers are the lynchpin of the economy. They may be confident today and are even increasing their borrowings to spend but should inflation ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... the still missing pick-up in inflation. This is also because the US economy's growth momentum is strengthening for its consumers are spending. In Economics 101, we were taught that gross domestic product (GDP) - the value of final goods and services ...

Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... value propositions "to remain sustainable and drive business growth into the future." "The competitive landscape means consumers can fill some needs through direct or industry fund insurance channels. So, as advisers evolve their pricing and business ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... has a number of close 'cousins' such as other types of life insurance which may appear almost identical to uninformed consumers. "There are also trade-offs in making products simpler while ensuring at the same time that they can be tailored to individuals' ...

Where in the cycle is Australia?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... months. Wages have to grow by much more than the CPI before and to enable households to reduce their debt burdens before consumers even think of lifting spending. Without a pick-up in consumer spending, overall economic growth would remain stuck in the ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... infrastructure or avoiding investments that can harm communities such as weapons manufacturing." Other key issues of concern for consumers, in terms of their investments, include animal cruelty (69%), human rights violations (62%), and pornography (56%). ...

ASIC remains firm on IFA definitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... deputy chairman Peter Kell said the law enforcement agency wants "to ensure that those providing financial services to consumers are accurately describing their services." "Consumers should not be misled into thinking a person is free from conflicts ...