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Fin services GDP share to shrink by 2050

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... long time, but the paradox is the likely eventual shrinking of its share of the nation's GDP through efficiencies and competition from abroad (direct competition and outsourcing of non-core functions) and the bypassing of many of its traditional func ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... Kerrie Mather is to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia business briefing in Sydney, while Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims is scheduled to address Committee for Economic Development of Australia ...

AFA opens Adviser of the Year nominations

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... positive profile for financial advisers overall," he added. "We are seeing a profession in transition and each year the competition gets tougher. This is a great outcome for the profession, the industry and the clients who get looked after year after ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... lows. Despite this, US AAA Treasuries are cheap compared to bonds from other established markets, said the report. Competition for the paper is so fierce that market observers have commented there appears to be no floor underneath what yields investors ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... cent, higher at $32.28 while Rio Tinto shares were 44 cents, or 0.78 per cent, higher at $56.72. In local news, the competition watchdog has given the go ahead for AGL Energy to buy the Loy Yang power plant in Victoria. AGL shares were flat at $14.03. ...

Low cost pensions to shake-up UK market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... transparency. "Greater transparency in the industry's pricing practices is required to improve market efficiency and competition, both in terms of annuity prices and the levels of commission paid for advice," noted the Pensions Institute report. This ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... any allocation for the IPO shares, with other international tech offerings a better bet at the moment. "In terms of competition, they are clearly saying they are going after companies like Google and Apple and have even mentioned the possibility of launching ...

Deposits the battleground for margins

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
Bank deposits are on the rise as challenging global economic conditions increase competition for more diversified and cheaper funding options. Ernst & Young analysed the 2012 half-year results of Australia's largest banks and found that deposits are ...

Franklin Templeton reviews fees for retail competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... Franklin Templeton Investments has introduced a new fee structure for Australian Equity Fund retail investors, to target competition as the manager builds its local retail business. Management costs have moved from a flat management fee structure to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... Telecommunications' owned telco Optus said net profit for fiscal 2012 rose 1.5 per cent to $787 million despite intense competition from its telco rivals. SingTel was steady at $2.53. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,592.80 per fine ounce, up ...