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Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... per cent and 2.5 per cent. "Over the last five year, average fee rates have fallen. This has been driven largely by competition, increased scale and improved organizational efficiency. In times of low returns, investors will focus on the fees they are ...

Account switching is too much trouble

... one of the issues that will be considered by the House of Representatives Economics Committee inquiry into banking competition, which starts its public hearings on Friday in Melbourne. In a statement issued in February the Australian Bankers Association ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... issuance is transforming the mortgage market as non-bank lenders get crowded out by the big banks and evaporating competition. Medcraft said the five largest banks have increased their home mortgage market share dramatically in recent months. After steadily ...

Russell and Mercer lead MM pack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... continue to rely heavily on bonds and equities to generate returns," said Fuller. Furthermore, the review found rising competition in space has resulted in managers focusing on alpha loss prevention resulting from poor trading practices.

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Competition between financial institutions to provide the most appealing term deposit or cash product is mounting as investors remain cautious on domestic equity markets. Last week ING added the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit fund to its OneAnswer platform. ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... lift the level of skilled employment in the financial services industry by at least 40 per cent to meet escalating competition from established centres such as Hong Kong and Singapore and emerging centres such as Dubai and Shanghai." Roy Morgan found ...

New multi-managers challenge incumbents: S&P

... the hope of getting a slice of the country's trillion-dollar superannuation savings and investments market. But with competition getting tougher, the report revealed that 11 funds have been withdrawn over the review period. "With many fund-of-fund managers ...

Asian banks still insulated from sub-prime

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... risk. The coming 18 months should see slower loan growth and a moderate increase in non-performing loans. Provided competition doesn't become "irrational", the higher cost of funds should be able to be passed onto borrowers and banks should continue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... Chamber of Commerce and Industry/Westpac survey of industrial trends for the June quarter is released. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel speaks at an Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch on `What is on the ...

Super fund reporting should be standardised: ISN

... emphasises the long term nature of super and builds confidence in the system." He added that the proposal will increase competition and is critical so that consumers can make informed choices. Michelle Baltazar