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This week brandmanagement received three separate emails purportedly from Westpac Bank stating their system has been through some changes they require the business to re-submit its details or its bank account would be suspended.

The emails coincided nicely with a series of media reports stating Westpac’s website had …

Humans have an inherent need to make sense of their environment and attempt to do so by categorising everything around them.

In theory this provides structure and substance and is a behaviour that has resulted in a name for almost every animal, plant, rock formation, cloud and in …

Investor reaction to the recent US sub-prime lending induced share market dip reflects other recent adjustments in the Australian equities market over the past few years according to new CoreData research.

There have been at least three corrections in the Australian All Ordinaries over the past three years …

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK is aiming to regulate planner commissions out of existence – but in reality this is going to prove very difficult.

This was one of the views expressed at a roundtable discussion at the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) organised by self-invested …

Poor education and low trust of new technology are to blame for the unbearable queues seen in Chinese banks according to new dragondata research.

Chinese banks believe they have done all they can to reduce the time consumers face standing in line to pay household bills by introducing …

RaboPlus, the online banking service of Rabobank Australia, has rolled out two quirky ads to promote its wares in a the very competitive high interest savings market.

One of the ads asks consumers how secure their savings are currently – asking if they know whether or not their money is actually invested in pyramid schemes, …

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Financial Planning Shadow Shopping

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

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

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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.