Browsing all articles from September, 2006


Choice, at least in financial services, isn’t necessarily a good thing – or at least it’s a poorly understood thing, because too much choice usually means consumers become paralysed.

The fast moving consumer goods and the internet search industry understand this concept very well.

Supermarkets know very well …

Banks and financial companies have long been eager to associate with elite sporting events to showcase and boost their respective brands.

Yet, the culmination of 21 stages of grueling cycling in Paris on Sunday masked some very interesting outcomes for those with a penchant for the bizarre.

The …

Some broker business models continue to struggle in adapting to a changed financial environment, with many lacking a plan of action.

Nine out of ten brokers say their immediate business intention is to attract more clients, yet only 28 per cent have increased marketing spend over the past …

Some light at the end of the dark and gloomy mortgage tunnel is beginning to appear, with mortgage brokers beginning to support alternate lenders to the big four banks.

A surprise finding stemming from preliminary results of the CoreData Mortgage Broker Affection study reveals that brokers have not …

By May 2010, at the latest, Britain will go to the polls and is tipped to vote in a new Conservative Government.

Yet, regardless of which party forms the next administration, one thing is certain; the public purse will be almost empty and hard choices on where to …

Bubbles build, bubbles burst, and there is always a collective group screaming they knew nothing about it, and should have been warned.

Glenn Stevens, RBA governor, skirted around the edges of admitting a housing bubble has been created in Australia, saying this week in a speech, ‘this ought …

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Financial Planning Shadow Shopping

A study of financial planner ability to service and engage with real buyers of investment, superannuation and insurance advice.

Greener Pastures

A study of the drivers and barriers for advisers establishing their own AFSL.

Financial Planner Affection

A study of consumer sentiment towards financial advisers and financial planning groups.

Women In Super

A study of the female mindset when it comes to superannuation.

Australian Cash Report Q2 2011

A detailed analysis of the Australian retail deposit industry conducted quarterly. Q2 2011 focused on 'At-call account selection drivers'.

Australian Mortgage Report Q2 2011

A detailed analysis of the Australian mortgage industry conducted quarterly. Q2 2011 focused on Lender Strategy / marketing impacts.