In a time of great uncertainty and risk aversion amongst consumers it was surprising to see the RBA release figures this week showing that Australians now owe a record $49.4 billion in debt.
Although the figure in itself is cause for concern, perhaps more worrisome is the extent …
The bullishness US advisers were exhibiting in the second quarter of 2011 has all but evaporated with a contraction in their appetite for a broad base of asset types between July and end of September.
The latest CoreData Research Fahrenheit report, a quarterly research tool for pooling the …
Advisers are calling on platform providers to pass on cost savings to clients as they face the dual reality of a sharper focus on utility and an environment where the cost of doing business continues to rise.
CoreData’s 2011 Platforms Research found that lowering the cost to investors …
Attracting and retaining bank customers has never been more important with the accumulation of cash savings pumping up bank coffers and the continuing uncertainty amongst consumers showing no signs of halting.
Following on from its successful ‘Break Up’ campaign, NAB has now launched the ‘Honesty Experiments’ – the …
Greece’s future – and indeed the future of the Eurozone – continues to hang in the balance after stress tests carried out by the European Banking Authority (EBA) raised more questions than answers.
The European financial community waited with bated breath for the results of the EBA’s bank …
Most of you would have heard of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, the book by John Gray about relationships and the differences between men and women.
The theory is this: the two genders have diametrically different approaches in terms of communication, emotional needs and …
