Australians Heavily Invested In Financial News And Online Trading Content During COVID-19
With questions and concerns rising during the pandemic, Australians are spending significantly more time online engaging with business news and information content as well as personal finance information, as they carefully monitor the situation, keep informed about the ever-changing circumstances,...
The rise of buy now, pay later services in Australia opens up the impulse opportunity
Card or cash? Not anymore. ‘Buy now, pay later’ options have been rapidly embraced by Australians since 2015—completely disrupting the online retail and finance sectors.
Will Australians put their money where their mouth is and switch banks?
Australians aren’t quite ready just yet to transition from traditional banking behaviours to a neobank’s new mobile-only experience. While one-in-two Australians claim they are open to switching their current main financial institution to a neobank, there is more to be done to change Australian...
Market Ripe For Neobank Success
Australians will soon have the ability to own their financial data, and have personal financial information easily accessible and transferable to other financial institutions, with open banking coming into effect on 1 July 2019. This may lead to more consumers switching banking providers and will...
Property Hot Spots: How to Reach Kiwis Planning to Buy and Sell
In today’s cooling real estate market, it is increasingly critical to understand where buyers and sellers are on their real estate journey, and to connect with them at the right time. In the next 12 months, 254,000 New Zealanders intend to buy a property and 115,000 expect to sell a property.
Radio Is Hot Property: Commercial Radio Connects With Home Buyers Every Week
With mortgage rates at an all-time low, many Australian consumers still plan on buying a home – despite rising house prices. In the next 12 months, over 1.7 million Australians intend to buy a property and 79% of this group listen to commercial radio each week.
Third Quarter Consumer Confidence Lifts in New Zealand
The New Zealand consumer confidence index reached 101 in Q3 2016 – the highest score since Q1 2015. In the latest online survey, the three key drivers of New Zealand’s confidence all increased from the previous quarter.
Consumers Flock to Retailer and Tax Websites at End of Financial Year
As we enter a new financial year, Nielsen online insights from June and July have shown a rush in last minute online retail action. There were also surges in audiences to financial and government online resources as businesses and consumers prepped for tax time.
The Real Predictors of Housing Credit: A Ring or A Raise
The housing sector is hot with housing “churn” increasing and house prices rising. March 2014 credit data from APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) and the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) shows housing credit growth is up by 5.9 percent calendar YTD, driven by investor and owner...