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Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... Australia as of June 30 this year. "While total asset growth slowed, the reduced market share reflects the strong competition in the mortgage lending market", KPMG said. The report explained in 2022 the Australian economy faced the challenges of high ...

Altis Property Partners secures $600m

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... surge in new business. "Increases to combat inflation is mounting pressure on some asset owners and creating less competition with a lot of managers and global capital sitting on the side-lines. As a result, Altis is experiencing increased deal flow ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... lowest-cost funds, the annual savings would be about $1.8 billion," the submission noted. "In the absence of demand-driven competition, the system has accommodated hundreds of institutional funds and tens of thousands of investment options. This has ...

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... fixed three-year term annuity at 4.4% per annum. The investment manager said this rate shifted annuities into sharper competition with other defensive assets such as term deposits. At the time, Challenger's chief customer officer Stuart Kingham said ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... discussed a range of reasons for that unexpected weakness, including rising participation rates, heightened global competition, changes in bargaining arrangements and technology advancements," Kent said. But another factor that contributed to the spare ...

Industry surveyed for Asia Region Funds Passport review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... intended to support the development of an Asia-region funds management industry through greater fund choice, increased competition and regulatory harmonisation. It allows collective investment products offered in one member economy to be sold to retail ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... Commission outlined the test was designed to remove the tail of underperformance; the next step is to drive healthy competition among funds at the top end of the market."

APRA flags concerns over fund sustainability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... ongoing consolidation for the foreseeable future, I don't think we feel that there are going to be structural competition issues anytime soon." Discussing further the trend in consolidation, Cole said the regulator is positive that increased mergers ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... above 5%," the review said. "Non-bank lending for housing has continued to grow rapidly in an environment of strong competition for lending, but the size of the sector remains small and there is little evidence that lending standards have deteriorated." ...

Regulators to face committee scrutiny

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... regulators must be across include cost pressures facing businesses and households, skills shortages, concern about competition, uneven performance across superannuation funds, failing neo banks, the rise of social media finfluencers, and corporate greenwashing ...