In presentations by CoreData to financial planners, licensees and product manufacturers about the future of advice and distribution, there’s a slide we’ve titled “Ken Hayne and the Destruction of Trust”. …
The final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry will have to be some kind of masterpiece to meet all of the …
Between March and November 2018, the home loan market share of the Big Four banks declined, and mid-tier banks, foreign banks and credit unions, building societies and small banks enjoyed …
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety kicks off on Friday with the first preliminary public hearing in Adelaide. At the hearing, the commissioners will set out their …
Concerns over conflicts of interest in financial advice have prompted the Productivity Commission to recommend a range of measures to help more superannuation fund members make better decisions about super …
Like many Australians, I did a fair bit of travelling around the country over Christmas and New Year, which involved driving thousands of kilometres across NSW, Queensland and Tasmania. The …
Bugger Married at First Sight, the best TV ever is watching the Royal Commission on the feed while you are working, or better yet, listening to it as you attack yet another data …
For the first time in five years the broad sentiment of Australians has moved from mildly negative – to mildly positive. The broad trend in predicted improving economic conditions, along …
There are more Australian first home owners in the market today as a proportion of all home buyers than there have been for more than five years. The uptick – which …
As a property investor, I became worried about the high interest rate I was being charged on my variable-rate home loan, particularly after getting a letter in the mail notifying …
The four year retreat of first home buyers from market looks to have ended according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), indicating that the …
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been asked on numerous occasions by friends, family and colleagues my opinion on whether allowing early access to superannuation is a good idea. …
The latest round of CoreData Home Loan Mystery Shopping in which 275 customers moved through the home loan process showed a rapid shift in channel behaviour. The Mystery Shopping Process …
When we all think of Russia – we tend to think of it as the alternative superpower – the controlled economy ying to the capitalist yang of the Unites States, …
