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Use of bank-aligned advisers in decline

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... using advisers to deal with their banks also rate lower in satisfaction (81.8%) than those using the internet via the website (90.4%) and those using their phone apps (89.9%). "It is worth noting that clearly the highest users of website internet banking ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... was signed into law in California last week. California governor Edmund Brown announced the signing of the bill on his website. The move is in line with his target to generate half of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The law requires ...

AMP trials tech-based advice solution

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... making too many details about the solution public, one of the pilot firms is Canberra-based King Financial.A On the firm's website it explains that the new tool centres on what it calls, "breakthrough 'What if' technology" which allows customers to explore ...

Insurance premiums should be questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
A life insurance comparison website says consumers should be questioning premium increases at a time when life insurers continue to make substantial profits. Lifeinsurancedirect.com.au chief executive Russell Cain said top life insurers such as AMP ...

Adviser Ratings reaches 4,000 planners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Consumer-driven adviser review website Adviser Ratings has attracted 4,000 planners to manage and maintain their profiles. Adviser Ratings contains a register of 20,000 financial planners, but advisers can elect to "populate their profiles on Adviser ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... in Australia over the last year and is actively targeting super funds and the big four banks. Campaigners have set up a website, Super Switch, where members can check their super fund's exposure to fossil fuels and switch to a greener one. Through a ...

Mortgage Choice pulls comparator platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... as strong as we would have liked and this is something we will look to address as a matter of urgency." Visitors to the website are met with a message directing existing HMC customers to instead ring the call centre. "Thank you for visiting helpmechoose.com.au. ...

Gradual progress on super fund digital engagement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Superannuation funds have made only incremental progress towards greater digital engagement with their member base over the last 12 months. Technology, operations and risk consultancy firm IQ Group surveyed Australia's top 50 super funds with combined ...

FSU secretary and executive reach impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... be meeting today and is likely to discuss Jordan's position. On Wednesday, Jordan published an open letter on the FSU website and suggested that in the past 13 months there had been several blocks to proposed changes. "The efforts have been deliberately ...

Yuan stable (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... yuan's value. Nevertheless, the PBOC assuaged these fears at the meeting and quickly followed up with a statement on its website the following day with governor Zhou Xiaochuan saying that, "there's no basis for long-term depreciation" of the yuan. That ...