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Insto investors win from govt Chi-X approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
The government's in-principle approval of Chi-X Australia not only heralds greater market competition but big savings for institutional investors. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, backed greater competition ...

AXA Asia Pac shares on trading halt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... per share. But the final deal hinges on ACCC's findings on how the merger with either parties could affect industry competition. For example, Financial Standard reported in January that if AMP wins AXA, the top three platform players will have almost ...

Navigator tops best platform list

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... Navigator team have clearly worked very hard over the last few years to achieve this outcome against some very tough competition," said Investment Trends principal, Mark Johnston. "MLC have in turn done well to secure a key technology asset through the ...

Super has no competition, no innovation: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Market failure in superannuation is so profound that the most innovative player is the regulator, said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super Network. "What you expect to see in competitive markets is innovation. But in super you don't ...

ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... growing in prominence, according to ACCC deputy chair, Peter Kell. During 2009, losses reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission through scams totalled almost $70 million, Kell said last week when launching Targeting scams - Report ...

Aus Unity improves customer software

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Tanveer, chief investment officer at Australian Unity, said firms must update their technology to stay ahead of the competition. "The insurance business is constantly evolving and is an incredibly competitive environment and process centric CRM solutions ...

AustralianSuper wins $650m Elders mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... management costs of a privately managed fund by 30 to 40 per cent. "We were by no means the cheapest proposition in this competition. AustralianSuper makes a particular point of pricing our corporate offering at exactly the price it costs us to provide ...

ACCC seeks more info on AMP and NAB bids

ACCC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking more information on the competition issues identified during their research of the separate proposed acquisitions by AMP and NAB of AXA Asia Pacific. The ACCC has invited further submissions ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to carefully assess the impact of further industry consolidation - and what it would mean for ...

Hartsuyker takes aim at govt reviews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... Australian Industrial Relations Commission to write default super funds into modern awards, which, he said undermines competition. "Competition is the only way to achieve an efficient investment market. Default funds have no encouragement from competition ...