Financial firms yet to join Australian Financial Complaints Authority must act immediately

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More than 35,000 financial firms required to join the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) have now joined the scheme. There are more than 300 licensed financial firms who are still... Read more continue reading

Are shares expensive?

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Key points Starting point valuations for shares matter a lot in terms of medium-term return potential and vulnerability to share market falls. Basically, the cheaper the better. Developed market shares... Read more continue reading

COBA says legislative reform will spur bank sector competition

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Legislation to allow Australia’s customer owned banking sector to more easily raise capital will increase its ability to compete with the nation’s major banks. “We welcome the Government’s draft bill,... Read more continue reading

APRA and ASIC empower consumers with new reporting standard on life insurance claims

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Consumers will soon have access to high-quality, comparable data on life insurance claims and disputes after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) issued a new reporting standard to the industry.... Read more continue reading

Homeloans Limited and RESIMAC Limited to consolidate under single new Resimac brand

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Two years after merging their businesses, the Homeloans and RESIMAC Limited non-bank lending flagship brands are to be unified under a new incarnation of the Resimac brand. From 3 December... Read more continue reading

Reforms to mutuals a win for all consumers

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RACQ has applauded the Federal Government’s announcement it would level the playing field for customer-owned and mutual organisations in the financial services sector by allowing them greater freedom to access... Read more continue reading

Raiz (RZI) partners with Swiss RE to develop tailored service offering

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Raiz Invest Limited (Raiz) has reached an agreement with Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Limited (Swiss Re) dated 22nd October 2018 (Agreement) to work exclusively with Swiss Re to... Read more continue reading

BetaShares launches Global Income Leaders

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BetaShares, a leading Australian ETF manager, has announced the launch of its Global Income Leaders ETF (ASX: INCM), providing Australian investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of 100 global... Read more continue reading

Biggest fall in consumer confidence in 6 years; Consumers’ inflation expectations at 3-year high.

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Consumer sentiment Consumer sentiment: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 6.0 per cent to 112.3 in the past week – the largest fall since the week ended May... Read more continue reading

Vanguard Appoints Marco Corsi to lead newly established Vanguard Global Research Centre

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Vanguard has appointed Marco Corsi as Head of Vanguard’s Global ETF Research Centre, a newly established team based in London dedicated to the study of ETFs and ETF investors.  Under... Read more continue reading