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Morningstar selects best large-cap strategies

... boost with an increase in cashflows into the industry. This has led to greater dispersion with styles with greater competition and specialisation by particular investment styles. The researcher also found the magnitude of median return alpha had dropped. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2005
... day Rio Tinto, Promina, MYOB and Tap Oil all front shareholders while Incitec-Pivot reveals first half earnings and competition watchdog chairman Graeme Samuel speaks in Melbourne.

Matrix recommits to Oasis platform

... significant growth in the past five years becoming one of the fastest growing platforms in Australia in spite of tough competition from mainstream retail platforms. We will continue to provide industry leading systems and practices to increase our market ...

FSR disclosure requirements to be fine-tuned

... better information to allow them to make more prudent investment decisions. Secondly it was introduced to promote competition within the financial services industry to drive the provision of better products for consumers at lower cost. Finally it was ...

Australian Infrastructure Fund chases more investment opportunities

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2005
... airport assets reflected growth in passenger numbers, additional seat capacity on international routes and increased competition in the domestic airline market," AIF said. Net tangible asset backing per security was $2.05, up from $1.92 at the end of ...

Practice management important for advisers

... advisers incorporated practice management into their training. Changes in the financial planning industry, increased competition, complex regulation and greater public scrutiny has further heightened the role of practice management in ensuring advisers ...

Infrastructure remains a good investment

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2005
... recurring cash flows. "Business risk is low because of each company's dominant market position or the lack of meaningful competition," the report, entitled Australian Infrastructure Companies Remain Appropriately Rated at Investment Grade Despite High ...

ANZ sticks to earnings forecasts

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2004
ANZ Banking Group today stuck to its earnings guidance for the 2005 financial year, but said competition would continue to place pressure on margins. ANZ chairman Charles Goode also said there was likely to be some further easing in overall credit growth ...

Major super funds look to $12 billion merger

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2004
... Fund and Superannuation Trust of Australia yesterday announced they were reviewing strategy as a result of increased competition stemming from next year's choice of fund reforms, the Australian Financial Review said today. The federal government's choice ...

Debt collection protection

With the levels of personal and household debt on the rise, ASIC and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have jointly released a manual defining their respective roles in the regulation of debt collection. While both bodies recognise ...