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Bank cross-sell growing but slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
While industry funds fear banks are targeting them to boost wallet share of their customers, research from Roy Morgan reveals banks lose more of their customers' business to other banks. According to the research, Roy Morgan found that the Big 4 retail ...

FUM closes in on $2trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
Australia's funds management market is on the verge of breaking through the $2 trillion barrier, reveals new research from Rainmaker. Rainmaker has just released its March 2014 funds under management (FUM) survey and they found that the combined Australian ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income, but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation according to a key government official. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic ...

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
More than one in four businesses in Australia had a social media presence in June 2013, according to survey results just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is up one quarter from one in five the previous year. Growth in social media ...

Future Fund staff bonuses stun public sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Furore has erupted among the commonwealth bureaucracy following publication of the performance bonuses received by staff employed at the Future Fund Management Agency. While details of the bonuses were disclosed in the FFMA 2012-13 annual report they ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The NSW government parliamentary caucus has agreed to a sell-off part of its state's electricity poles and wires distribution network, with an expected sale price of $20 billion to be presented to institutional investors. The agreement was reached after ...

Dion Global launches new trading platform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Hartleys Limited has deployed a new trading and order management system that integrates these services into a single platform. The Dion Global Solutions platform known as TradeCentre allows users and brokers to manage the entire trading, order management ...

PE outperforms ASX and super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has released figures they claim confirm that private equity and venture capital funds in Australia at end 2013 outperformed the ASX across most major time periods. The analysis ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister ...