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SFG to close competitive gap

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Advice group SFG plans to address structural issues in competition with a major expansion as industry dynamics change on current economic and political conditions. Chairman Eric Dodd recently expressed a desire for the Group to treble in size to the ...

Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... since the financial crisis with persistently lower demand for credit." Margins have been under pressure as a result of competition for deposits, higher costs for long-term funding and low demand for loans, according to the Bank. Stronger results in Asia ...

CBA commits to local jobs

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... Standard at the time. "This includes changed customer preferences for Wealth products following the GFC and increasing competition which is placing pressure on margins and costs."

Rainmaker releases 2012 platform report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... with only 50% of advisers in licensee groups aligned to the big seven is much less concentrated and much more open to competition, added the report. "The high proportion of platform FUA controlled by the platform itself shows how despite the perception ...

ANZ cuts wealth mgmt by 230

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... spokesperson said. "This includes changed customer preferences for Wealth products following the GFC and increasing competition which is placing pressure on margins and costs," he told Financial Standard. "We believe these changes put us in a stronger ...

APLs a potential minefield under FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... question is how this will be enforced internally inside vertically integrated groups," said Lucas. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is reportedly already looking at cases based on the regulatory arrangements around conflicted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... at $64.53. In companies news, pay TV operator FOXTEL is free to take over regional rival Austar after receiving the competition watchdog's approval. Austar shares were one of the few bright sparks, gaining 3.75 per cent to $1.51. Meanwhile, the big four ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... series for March and the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for March. In equities news, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is expected to announce its decision on the Foxtel Austar take-over, while Energy Resources of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... shares shed 12 cents to $24.73 and Commonwealth Bank shares were down 25 cents at $50.29. Meanwhile, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has suspended its clearance process for AGL Energy's purchase of Australia's largest brown ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... management business was taking longer than expected. Packaging firm Amcor was seven cents richer at $7.25 after the competition watchdog approved Amcor's $238 million acquisition of Aperio Group. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was ...