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All aboard SimCorp Xpress

... adding that this proved that they can grow the business, manage the market and provide the necessary level of support. Competition might be tough but Ravn pointed out that Australia is increasingly becoming a major contributor to the global business ...

ANZ bank looks to India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
As competition in Australian banking continues to intensify, ANZ bank is adopting new technologies in India to lead the pack, according to Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle yesterday, Smith said in terms ...

Investing by 2020

... Fund managers struggling to deliver pure alpha now will have an even tougher time by 2020 as new technologies and competition transform what is considered alpha today to beta tomorrow, said Harry Liem, senior associate at Mercer's investment consulting. ...

Platforms control two-thirds of planner FUA

... the Rainmaker group. The research contained in Rainmaker's latest Advantage report confirmed that despite increasing competition, platforms are becoming even more dominant as a serious channel for reaching retail consumers and their planners. Even industry ...

Brakes on reverse mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... the future. The report found Australia has 26 lenders compared to only six providers three years ago, but with more competition and decreasing margins could result in the amount of lenders significantly drop. "The Australian reverse mortgage market is ...

OneCare works

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... market with the new product, more people bought life insurance than what we expected and we took market share off the competition," he said. The company will continue to make changes, Riley said, pointing to future upgrades of their underwriting business. ...

Global competition drives local investor services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... CalPERS to the entire Australian superannuation system, Not any more," he said. Bailey said the downside of this intense competition "is Australian funds are paying rates comparable to funds in other countries even though funds under management is much ...

Equities without borders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... regions. "You've also seen with exchanges merging globally, the traditional country barriers for exchanges [and] the competition for capital is truly becoming global. For us, that's a pretty obvious precursor to say 'Well, if that's how exchanges are ...

Sunsuper buys more alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
The sub-prime led crisis is allowing institutions to take advantage of a lack of competition and acquire alternative assets on the cheap, according to Tony Lally, chief executive at Sunsuper. "What we've found is because of the sub-prime, there's greater ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... Dick Pratt is expected to appear in the Federal court in Melbourne in the case between the company and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over price fixing. City Pacific Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane. The Australian ...