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16% of asset managers to exit by 2027: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... managers projected to control round half of all mutual fund assets globally by 2027. This concentration could intensify competition and put further pressure on firms to differentiate their services and offerings. PwC also points to significant shifts ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... smart beta ETP market has reached maturity, evidenced by declining product closures, and increasingly intense fee competition, according to a Morningstar report. As of 31 December 2022, there were 1384 smart beta ETPs worldwide, with assets under management ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... "Traditional active managers have not only had to respond to passive investing, but they also need to focus on other forms of competition, such as hedge funds and private equity strategies." Interestingly, only 10% of global respondents said competition ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... partners for some time, as they navigate key industry trends such as ever-increasing access to information by investors, competition from globalisation, the rise of private equity and alternative assets, growing investor demand for cross-border investment ...

Government cracks the whip on multinationals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... interest expenses as long as net interest expenses do not exceed 30% of profits. According to assistant minister for competition, charities and treasury Andrew Leigh, the changes encapsulate the government's immediate priorities to strengthen thin capitalisation ...

Small super funds admonish APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... responsible entities. When queried on APRA's ability to balance financial safety objectives with factors like efficiency, competition, contestability, as well as promoting financial stability, only 35% of superannuation trustees responded positively. ...

Equity Trustees reviews UK, Ireland businesses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... valuable licences, great teams and a solid foundation of clients, the regulatory environment continues to intensify and competition has increased significantly, leading to increased costs and pricing pressures and requiring further investment." Despite ...

ANZ reaches agreement with QLD government over Suncorp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... the agreement marks the next step in ANZ's plan to acquire Suncorp Bank despite concerns raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Under the implementation agreement, ANZ will establish a new major tech hub in Brisbane for ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... previously submitted to the ACCC, warning that ANZ's acquisition of Suncorp's banking business could "substantially lessen competition" in areas like home loans, deposits, and agribusiness markets. The bank contested that the deal was unlikely to yield ...

Heatmaps drive efficiencies, more consolidation: Cole

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... system that will ultimately drive more consolidation. While that might be somewhat counterintuitive to the notion of competition, Cole said it's "squarely appropriate" that some of the entities that are not operating efficiently and delivering good ...