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Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... career. He established Australia's first private bank, consulted to the likes of AMP, Citibank and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, sat on the board of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, and even served three terms as the Deputy ...

Super fund ASX dominance stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... A 2021 inquiry determined to find out if big super's domination over the Australian share market was stifling competition and leading to consumer harm. Rainmaker said the attention on super fund dominance is largely due to the fact that a small number ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... scams and online fraud. The majority ($58m) will help establish the National Anti-Scam Centre within the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to improve scam data sharing across governmen

Industry fund market share soars: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... the increasingly competitive landscape for member acquisition and retention in the superannuation industry. Direct competition between funds is intensifying as they strive to attract and retain members, frequently targeting similar demographics - those ...

FCA simplifies listing rules to attract global companies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... investment. Two years post-Brexit, the FCA implemented significant changes to the listing regime to promote growth and competition in UK wholesale markets. For example, in 2021 the FCA moved to improve the listing regime by lowering free float levels ...

High returns flow from water rights

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... world, combined with the vital nature of water as an input into irrigation farming, means there's naturally strong competition for these rights. "They're also not making any more water entitlements because they're not going to build any more dams," Friday ...

Apple dives deeper into financial services

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... launched an inquiry into big tech firms like Google, Facebook Amazon and Apple entering financial markets with fears the competition could harm the space. At the time, Consumers and Competition executive director Sheldon Millis said in recent years ...

APRA investigates NobleOak capital adequacy breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... continue using the offshore reinsurance market in a prudent manner. LPS 117 supports both financial sustainability and competition in the local reinsurance market, which was a major stakeholder concern," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said.

ETF market to hit $200bn by 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... effectively build whole portfolios, rather than use actively managed funds or listed invested companies." Chugh added that competition in the ETF market will also increase, with more fund managers expected to enter the space this year. "Given rising ...

Global crypto platform expands to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... market share of 5.9% trails behind industry giants like Binance (67%) and Coinbase (8%). Further, OKX faces stiff competition from popular domestic platforms such as Swyftx and CoinSpot. Despite a lagging market share, Rafique explained that OKX remains ...