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ASIC appoints two new commissioners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... consumer protection and ASIC's NSW regional commissioner until 2004. Before that he was deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission for three years, as well as chief executive of consumers' association CHOICE. Greg Tanzer has ...

AMP University Challenge winner named

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Created by AMP and supported by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Financial Planning Academic Forum, the competition is designed to raise the profile of financial planning among universities and give students the opportunity to gain first-hand ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... system was introduced around fives years ago, however the ASX has taken the lead and is well prepared for the new competition from Chi-X. "In Japan, Chi-X has around 3% of the Nikkei within one year, and that is not too bad. So this will be an interesting ...

IFM strengthens push for government infra deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... opportunities so that's terrific for our investors, the issue though is that it means there's a heightened degree of competition for capital globally," said Brett Himbury, chief executive officer, IFM. Many of the privatisation opportunities in Europe ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... auto sector, internet, travel services and insurance are other areas where Yuen expects local companies to see off competition from global brands. "The whole world knows about all these fantastic global brands but in actual fact it is not really fitting ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... ISN's chief policy adviser. "This is a giant step forward for the professionalisation of the industry," adding that competition on product quality will now be the new playing field. Financial Standard contacted a number of large dealer groups and government ...

Sydney's financial centre ranking slips five places

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... GFCI scores faster. Offsetting this, Melbourne's ranking climbed six places. Illustrating the hot financial centre competition, according to the report, the average ratings for the top 25 global financial centre cities jumped 25% in the past four years ...

Dealer groups compete for planners: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... groups is that most planners are reluctant to switch dealer groups in the next twelve months, although the bad news is competition is still fierce between dealer groups with many planners being approached by competitor dealer groups. In the last twelve ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Financial Services and Superannuation, and manager of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. "We believe that less competition in the industry and greater consolidation spells fewer choices for Australian consumers," Richard Klipin, chief executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday Sept 12: MTS - METCASH LTD - down three cents at $4.19 The competition watchdog says it will closely monitor any attempt by Coles or Woolworths to buy Franklins stores and block any sales that ...