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UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025

... financial services and attracting more inward investment to our shores," FCA executive director, supervision, policy, competition and international, Sarah Pritchard said. "We recognise that major international investors want easier access to us, and ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025

... embedded value in shopping centres and outperforming valuation assumptions," the report said. "Tight market conditions, competition for space in the right locations, low supply, high yields and sustainable income growth will put retail at the top of ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 14 APR 2025

... facilitating access to credit and home ownership, supporting the stability of the financial system, and underpinning competition in the lending market. ICA chief executive Andrew Hall said Labor's plan would effectively "nationalise" LMI. "By subsidising ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025

... had been "inadequately vetted" for the suitability of B2B payments, Bower added, claiming that there should be more competition in the payment infrastructure space. "The super ecosystem is vast, with millions of participants, and we need to assess any ...

GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025

... trailing the benchmark's 2.3% p.a. with -0.37% p.a. "We believe that we continue to be well positioned relative to the competition with strong long-term risk adjusted returns bolstered by our global distribution capabilities," GQG said. "Since inception ...

Perpetual to build digital wholesale term deposit marketplace

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025

... McCarthy said. "With limited digital trading options currently available, our platform brings greater efficiency, competition, and transparency to the market. "The license will allow us to enable the wholesale term deposit market to operate more effectively ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025

... framework for Financial Market Infrastructures, which came into effect in September 2024, and further rulemaking under the Competition in Clearing and Settlement reforms," the letter said.

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025

... proactive action to prevent harm before it can occur, assisting in minimising regulatory burden, and facilitating competition and innovation," Treasury said. "While primarily a supervision-led regulator, APRA also uses enforcement to prevent and address ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... Australia's productivity problem, Chalmers said the government would be investing more in people to boost "dynamism and competition", including abolishing non-compete clauses for low- and middle-income workers. "We've created a $900 million fund ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... said the government will also be using the "powers and penalties" available to energy regulators and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to help ensure "energy companies offer customers cheaper deals." Chalmers, in rolling out what ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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