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Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... confirmed that fixed income ETFs should be available on the Australian market this year. As more products arrive, competition on fees is also likely to benefit institutional investors looking for cheap, tax efficient exposure to specific markets. "It ...

BT Super dangles $20,000 carrot

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... to $20,000 for switching to and contributing to a BT Super for Life account. Running from May 1 to August 15, the competition is available for entrants that open a new BT Super for Life account by July 3 and contribute a minimum of $5,000 into that account ...

Adviser poaching just "noise": AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
AMP refutes claims that its and AXA's advisers are being poached, instead anticipating competition from dealer groups once the merger is complete and even predicting that some advisers may come their way. Speaking at a media event yesterday, Craig Meller ...

Local super funds see potential in offshore property

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... are virtually no developments being competed now, which means any investors that start developments now have limited competition."

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... news, Treasurer Swan also recommended non-legal professional, Rod Sims to become the next chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Sims is currently chair of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales ...

CFS tilts at emerging market returns

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... of the Realindex Emerging Markets Fund over the same period. Francis said that meant the fund was not worried about competition from low-cost ETFs, which were all market-cap funds. "I can't think of one that isn't," he said. The fund will be pitched ...

Vow to take on financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial is looking to ward off competition from banks by offering financial planning services to retail property investors. Vow Wealth Management has been launched as a joint venture with financial planning firm, The Selector ...

Government applauds ASIC trading rules

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... prepare before the newcomers arrive on the market. "This announcement supports the Government's policy to encourage competition between exchange markets in Australia and meets the timetable for the introduction of competition," said Shorten. One of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... to list on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Canberra, the Senate Economics Committee reports its findings on competition in the Australian banking sector. On Thursday, the Australian share market drifted away from early gains to close flat as investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... to list on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Canberra, the Senate Economics Committee reports its findings on competition in the Australian banking sector. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed more than one per cent higher heading into ...