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Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... combined with a boost in spending on discretionary goods. "This latest rise reflected some resilience in spending with consumers taking advantage of larger than usual promotional activity and sales events for May," he added.

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... the freeze in light of the flaws in the model being used to calculate the levy, and the negative impact on Australian consumers who will ultimately bear the costs," she said.

Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... continue to monitor how trustees are consolidating duplicate accounts. Where we identify serious failures impacting consumers, we will take enforcement action where appropriate." As at June 2022, there were about three million people holding two or more ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... to combat financial advice firms using third parties to solicit business through cold calling. Unsolicited calls to consumers about superannuation advice should be banned, the industry body said in its May pre-budget submission, adding that it is aware ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... invested and operates out of Singapore, Shanghai and Mumbai. Its food strategy, which reaches more than 250 million consumers per year, capitalises on the growing demand driven by expanding urban populations focused on health, nutrition, convenience ...

Advisers embrace less back-office burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... goal without taking away from our responsibilities to clients," she said. The SoA, Pham said, is designed to protect consumers but can "lead to information overload" for clients and often adds to the time and cost of producing them. "A user-friendly ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... compensation. The CSLR covers personal financial advice, credit intermediation, securities dealing and/or credit. It enables consumers who have an unpaid determination from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to be compensated up to $150,000. ...

Centuria looks to grow WA portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... supermarkets performed unbelievably - their sale price was really strong, and I think they probably improved their offer to consumers during that period as well in terms of home delivery and click and collect," he said. And while interest rates still ...

ALRC to simplify, restructure advice laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... improve advice outcomes. The report also seeks to overhaul consumer protection laws so that they are easy to navigate. Consumers would then be able to understand their core rights and remedies available designed for their protection and benefit. Currently ...

US recession possible, but recovery would be strong: Capital Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... have been in robust shape. "Normally when we approach a recession, we can start to see signs of stress- companies and consumers typically have over-borrowed, and as interest rates go up, they start to worry about their ability to repay those debts, and ...