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Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... have put a lot of time and money towards becoming institutional grade." It is a space where there is room for more competition, but evaluating the quality of resources is critical, said Whitten, who had just returned from the Cooper Basin on a research ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... increased regulation and compliance costs as the reform pendulum swings in favour of consumer protection. Furthermore, competition may be enhanced by either removing the 'too big to fail' guarantee for the major banks or extending it to more institutions. ...

Life commission clawback forced on advisers: Synchron

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... Synchron. Synchron, which has previously threatened to take the Financial Services Council (FSC) to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, has hit out again, saying it would support a new model for adviser remuneration if it were driven by ...

Light-years before Macquarie and YBR bother banks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... businesses as well, its going to be very difficult to get market share off of them. The big four won't see enough competition to get too stressed just yet but they'll certainly be watching it closely." "For the moment, Macquarie will be on our watch ...

Reliance on improving global economy threatens big-four in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... to medium enterprises; escalating regulatory costs and liquidity challenges, demands for greater transparency; and competition from Japan and China. "Against a background of continuing pessimism in the global market and with new entrants to the local ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... wanting greater control over their pension pots to combat a perceived lack of performance of pooled funds. "With growing competition between the industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Competition for business amid the rapid growth of the SMSF industry is in danger of diluting the quality of service for the end client, according to a number of industry professionals. India-based Sundaram Business Services has been operating in Australia ...

AustralianSuper to invest $5bn in property

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... about 20% in the next five years. "This is mainly due to a shortage of suitable opportunities locally and increased competition for them," the spokesperson added.

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... level which was lower than the level achieved by the seven leading industry funds. Morris warned that with growing competition between the industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with financial ...

Tackling direct insurance head on

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... encroaching into the market, advisers must focus on fine tuning their value proposition in an effort to erase the competition. Panel member, Chris Kirby, head of technical strategies at AMP agreed. He said that advisers need to ensure their value proposition ...