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Competition not so super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
A new report just released by Roy Morgan Research (RMR) reveals attempts to introduce competition into the superannuation market are not working. According to the report, only 3 per cent of super fund members have switched funds in the last twelve months ...

IOOF quadruples platform reach after Skandia buy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... helps IOOF to operate more competitively. "Scale is important going forward due to increased margin pressure both from competition and the impact of the global market decline," he said. Robinson said the products and services offered by Skanida and Intech ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... foreign financial institutions more access to the domestic market, and deliberately exposed local players to greater competition so as to spur their development and upgrading," said Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore. Some Australian industry ...

Infrastructure wins pension funds votes

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... superannuation funds might be at the vanguard of unlisted infrastructure investing - but they could soon face stiff competition from their international rivals. According to an OECD report on pension fund investment in infrastructure, interest in both ...

WA planning firm moves east

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Sydney-based financial planning firms are set to face even more competition after Western Australian advice group, Indian Ocean Capital, announced plans to expand into NSW. Indian Ocean Capital is made up of 14 financial advisors in Western Australia ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... services sector will continue to be exempt from progressive consumer protections. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs will today launch new regulations to integrate State-based consumer laws into a national framework ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... are shedding their economic heft. Given Australia's performance to date, it may not even figure in the Biggest Loser Competition. And this is a good thing.

Asia FMs to wield more power

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... distributors. For example, inflows-rich Asian fund managers can influence product choices, distributor agreements and competition dynamics more than they have ever been in a position to before. "While fund executives today focus on deepening challenges ...

Capping fees is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... not in default funds and exercise choice, the industry can still make cost improvements. "Where you have choice and competition, you want to have real competition, where consumers put a downward pressure on price, so it's a very complex set of issues." ...

AMP Banking taps Cuscal ATM network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... Westpac ATM will pay a fee for using the ATM. The reforms have been introduced to increase transparency and promote competition in the ATM industry. Under current rules, cardholders who don't use their own bank's ATMs are automatically charged ATM-related ...