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Kathryn Greiner appointed chair-elect of the FPA

... appointments at the FPA, the latest being former Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission staffer Paul Shevtzoff. Shevtzoff joined the FPA on 9 August as manager professional standards ...

Domestic insurance premium rise at lowest rate in 12 yrs -survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
... survey also found domestic insurance premiums recorded the smallest monthly rise in 12 years, reflecting increased competition. \"This reflects the sector\'s continued stable market environment,\" JP Morgan senior insurance analyst Shane Fitzgerald said. ...

Rickard appointed ASIC's ACT regional commissioner

... holds the position of deputy executive director, Consumer Protection. Before joining ASIC, Rickard ran the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission\'s consumer protection branch and also worked on the Secretariat for the Wallis Inquiry into Australia\'s ...

HBOS CEO damps hopes of UK bid for Abbey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
... mortgage lender agreed to be bought by Spain\'s Santander Central Hispano on Monday. \"(UK banks) will look at the competition analysis and come to the same inevitable conclusion -- that there are big difficulties,\" Crosby told Reuters in an interview. ...

AFIC's Teele says NAB has great business franchises

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
... the next few years in that sector,\" Teele said. \"And although you would have to say it looks as if there is more competition coming and there might be pressure on margins, these are magnificent business franchises.\" Teele told Channel Nine\'s Business ...

Super compliance to ease: PM

... managing employee superannuation. The Prime Minister also announced the creation of a deputy chairman at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Mr Howard said any changes to the current superannuation arrangements would however, need to ...

Labor in the cold on choice

... with a cautionary note. "There are still a few more boxes to tick if we are to have informed choice and effective competition," ASFA chief executive officer Philippa Smith said. ASFA has previously called for stronger measures on fee disclosure and issued ...

Choice goes to parliament

... of research Alex Dunnin said Choice will open up the market in the superannuation industry and kick-start greater competition.

ACCC says wording of Act makes prosecution difficult

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
... Practices Act was making it difficult to successfully prosecute big businesses for misuse of market power. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme Samuel on Sunday said there had been a lot of recent focus on the ACCC and ...

Macquarie Airports stock scales heights on traffic surge

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2004
... a recovery in traveller confidence and underlying growth, stimulated by additional airline capacity and increased competition."