Financial Counsellors welcome updated Banking Code
New protections include clearer guidance re financial hardship
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Finance
CHOICE calls for insurance companies to clean up their act
Recent floods and mandatory cover do not justify unfair premiums increases
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Should small amount loans be registered?
ASIC consults on effectiveness of online database for payday loans
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ASIC pings major wealth adviser
Major financial advice firm Macquarie Private Wealth Group has agreed to an enforceable undertaking
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New guidance on fees for financial advisers
ASIC’s Guide to what must be provided to consumers under FOFA reforms
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Students may be entitled to refund of NAB loans
Students of defunct College of Creative Arts and Technology urged to go to Financial Ombudsman
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Unfair terms protections extended to insurance contracts
Commonwealth government reform welcomed by Consumer Action
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This year I will … (be MoneySmart?)
MoneySmart publishes tools to commit to achievable financial goals
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Radio Rentals ‘rent try $1 buy’ ads challenged
MoneySmart secondary school teaching package launched
ASIC program to improve consumer and financial literacy
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Are insurance and credit comparison websites accurate?
ASIC warns operators to comply with consumer protection laws
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Looks like a bank, talks like a bank, but actually …
Better regulation of unsupervised finance and debenture companies needed
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