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Challenger launches new retirement tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... With so much content already focused on advisers, the tool sees Challenger pivot some of its expertise towards a more consumer friendly means of educating people about the risks of retirement. "We thought 'Well can we take that, customise it and ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... JobSeeker payments, should keep Australian household incomes afloat and therefore, mitigate a much sharper decline in consumer spending. The gradual easing of social distancing and lockdown restrictions in the country - barring a second wave - would ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... help identify risks, and increase the odds of finding tomorrow's industry leaders." He said social expectations and consumer demand were continuing to shift toward sustainable practices, meaning sustainability makes "good business sense". Wilson-Otto ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... COVID-19 outbreak, investors have been increasing their exposure to more defensive sectors; mainly utilities, healthcare and consumer staples. "The reason for this is, a lot of these companies have strong, repeatable-free cash flows, solid balance sheets ...

ASIC secures $160m in remediation over junk credit insurance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Westpac. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said the investigation of major banks and lenders uncovered the design and sale of consumer credit insurance consistently failed customers. "As a result of the widespread failings in CCI we identified last year ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... June 11. Last year's finalists attracted more than 14,000 votes, while the awards themselves saw the inclusion of consumer-led categories as a result of Rainmaker's acquisition of Money magazine in early 2019. Among the most coveted awards is ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... by consumers and investors that the underlying economies are in a perilous position and, as a result, prompt a drop in consumer and investor demand." He added that whilst the debate on whether negative interest rates help the real economy will continue ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... recessions are financials, as we have already seen in Australia, they are always at the centre of the storm, as well as consumer discretionary stocks," McIntyre said. "Conversely, two sectors that have typically held up well in recessions are tech and ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Consumer trust in Australia's big four banks has made headways during the COVID-19 crisis, yet despite the improvement they still don't make the top 10. Surveying 1250 Australians in relation to 31 banks, the Australian Banking Brand and Trust index ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
The government has deferred the implementation of Royal Commission recommendations by six months. The amended timetable sees measures the government was committed to deliver by June 30 set to arrive by December, and measures scheduled for December now ...