Two Netherlands-based rival financial institutions, ING and Rabobank, have quite different brand recognition levels among Australian consumers.
However at a time of high risk-aversion and safe-haven seeking consumers, few people point to Rabobank, which is AAA rated, as being strong while a quarter pointed to ING (only AA …
The annual spike in Australian job seekers has reached its highest level in five years, CoreData reveals.
It seems the annual flood of university and school leavers entering the market have been joined by an increased volume of additional job hunters, either inside or outside the workforce, but now …
The US may command the limelight in terms of economic turmoil but some alarming information out of the UK suggests things may be very bad indeed for the small island nation.
In the last few days police have warned that middle-class anger at the recession could boil over …
It seems indecision has been tormenting investors longer than many might think.
For the past two years, in fact, CoreData’s quarterly measure of investor sentiment has revealed an oscillation between action and inaction when it comes to allocating more or less assets to equities by Australian investors.
Two …
The Australian mortgage industry has undergone unprecedented change in recent times, with falling volumes and broker commission reductions creating far reaching ramifications for the industry.
Commission cuts by lenders to brokers in retrospect may be viewed positively, as the brokers who do survive will have adapted by cutting costs – …
The recent rush of redemptions in the managed funds industry could reverse somewhat in 2009 as falling yields in cash encourage investors to look elsewhere for returns, according to new CoreData research.
For many other investors the trigger point for potential asset re-allocation has already been passed in terms …
