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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 ...

BNP Paribas closes in on $130bn AMP/AXA mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Pacific Australia and New Zealand. BNP Paribas has managed AMP's custody contract for the last nine years and was in competition with AXA's custody manager, State Street Corp, for the merged company's entire mandate. As it stands, BNP Paribas is the ...

AMP targets youth with new campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
AMP and Nova FM have launched a new competition offering its super consolidation service with the chance to win a personal assistant for two days or a $15,000 travel voucher in a bid to attract the youth market to super. Running from August 12 to September ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... ASX, told a media briefing yesterday about the new products planned for the upcoming months, including the start of competition for services in October, accelerated development of trading platforms and the development new investor relations services ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... the past week of more than 30 basis points as buyers sought a quality safe haven. The big banks, locked in fierce competition for dwindling new mortgage business, moved quickly to cut their fixed loan rates. St George Bank and Westpac cut three-year ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... most crucial times, including supervision of ASX following the successful transition to ASIC in August 2010, and now, competition in equity markets, where Shane led industry engagement, production of the Market Integrity Rules and development of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... details of its structural separation, required as part of the rollout of the national broadband network, with the competition watchdog for approval. Its shares were up one cent at $3.00. National turnover was 922.5 million shares, worth $1.64 billion ...

Super Choice did not change super habits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Earlier this month retail superannuation funds including AMP called anew for the award system to be opened to more competition. This would give their superannuation funds greater access to the default-fund advantage. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of ...

UK tech firm gives spine to newly competitive Australian market

FIDESSA AND ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... Stock exchange competitor Chi-X is expected to launch in Australia in November, providing domestic equity trading competition for the first time on these shores. The new platform is designed to operate in this environment, allowing users to demonstrate ...