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Former Macquarie chief to head ASIC, APRA regulator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... for Independent Studies. Cass-Gottlieb is recognised as one of Australia's leading lawyers. She is a partner in the competition and regulation group at Gilbert + Tobin. In 2018, she was re-appointed to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Payments System ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... recent paper on the topic. Bragg referred to the current super industry as a "closed cartel" with high fees and low competition. He proposed the Future Fund become the default option for workers, while others looked at the fund's historic returns and ...

Should super funds consider crypto assets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... companies being set up that provide products designed for institutions and retail investors. That potentially creates some competition or gives us a sense of the types of business models that we think could grow," she said. ASIC Innovation Hub senior ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... sovereign wealth fund to manage all superannuation unless a worker opts out. The 20-page widely spaced paper titled Competition for Workers' Superannuation characterises the current superannuation system as a "closed cartel" with high fees, low competition ...

APRA expands life insurance data reporting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... insurance and general insurance data it collects in a bid to promote greater transparency and efficiency, support competition, and facilitate innovative uses of the data. APRA's reports will show the class of business and product group data to be non-confidential. ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... "The FSC recognises that an industry-led solution requires consultation with regulators, including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Fund administrator hires from competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... United States and Taiwan later this year. "Consolidation in the Australian fund services market is leading to less competition and lower service levels. We see demand from local funds managers for customised services which they don't get from the larger ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... Wilson will lead the charge to determine if big super's domination over the Australian sharemarket is stifling competition. This morning, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics announced the launch of the Inquiry into the implications ...

Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... Shareholders of both approved the merger in August 2020, as did the European Commission. However, locally, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in February that it believed the merger would diminish competition. More information about ...

M&As to create super advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... accounting and professional services led by entrepreneurs and not institutions. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said competition for quality assets is heating up and will only intensify in the lead up to 1 January 2026. However, M&As are not the ...