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MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... role these sectors play in educating the public and creating change, contributing to the betterment of the industry and consumers. This year, the awards feature 110 finalists across 22 categories including Agency Campaign of the Year, Agency Executive ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... demand and a growing domestic market can be tempered by factors such as a changing climate and increasing demands from consumers for transparency within the production and supply chain," Gartmann said. "Experienced buyers with clear heads and an eye ...

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... improving economic outlook over the course of the half, as well as some loan volume reductions. Home loan and small business consumers have also behaved prudently by building savings buffers through the half," ANZ said in May 5 filings. "The low IP charge ...

ASIC not recommending general advice change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... will change consumers' understanding of general advice. Testing of hypothetical alternative labels also found many consumers don't notice the label, with no effect evident on consumers' understanding of general advice when there was a label ...

Midwinter integrates with myprosperity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... generate a standard, legally binding will from View Legal on behalf of clients. The software also caters to accountants and consumers, tracking some $75 billion in assets and $14 billion in liabilities.

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... since March 2020 - from 84.9 in the previous month. There'll be plenty more where this came from because confident consumers are spending consumers. More so, if they're expecting good jobs prospects, continued monetary policy accommodation and ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... Bank of Melbourne, BankSA and BT Advice were sold needlessly expensive life insurance. According to Shine's case, these consumers who were advised into Westpac Life policies were charged higher premiums for life insurance than people who obtained identical ...

Queensland bans Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... programs are linked to a broader customer-acquisition strategy, ASIC found, adding that young children are vulnerable consumers and are exposed to sophisticated advertising and marketing tactics by the banks. In canning the program, Grace said Queensland ...

Iress partners with regtech for DDO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... Keystone software directly into the blockchain. ASIC's RG 274 Product design and distribution obligations aims to help consumers obtain appropriate financial products by requiring issuers and distributors to have a "consumer-centric approach" to ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... LIF Review, which aims to provide Australians access to high quality and affordable financial and insurance advice. "Consumers struggle to understand what they are paying for. They may not have the cash to pay upfront themselves. And advisers need to ...