Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 141 - 150 of 509 results for "Purchasing"

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 ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... size and scale to provide the best possible cover by negotiating bulk rates that's more affordable compared to members purchasing the same cover on their own. "In addition, we don't pay commissions to advisers, and don't receive commissions from insurers. ...

Planners vital to closing super gap: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... from a financial planner, compared to 9.8% of males. Overall, 11.3% of women engage a professional when it comes to purchasing superannuation. In comparison, 14.4% of men make use of a financial planner, accountant or stockbroker. Currently, only 68.8% ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... over the remediation program and will no longer sell life insurance directly to consumers without personal advice. "Purchasing life insurance is a key financial decision for consumers, and all the information provided to them must be clear and balanced. ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... transformation or disruption, moving away from the more traditional insurance broker (or life insurance salesman) towards purchasing online as well as moving more to the employer, where it is generally combined with superannuation," he said. This week ...

Derivatives costly and ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... with the ability to create custom synthetic option strategies over lower-risk diversified portfolios (as opposed to purchasing high-cost equity options), funds are learning downside protection may be cheaper than traditional option purchase protection ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Using the telephone was the most popular means of purchasing 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 ...