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Keep COVID-19 in perspective: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... Australia and the US failing to find an appropriate response to the rise of China. He added that US-China regional competition is complex and nuanced. PIMCO managing director and head of public policy Libby Cantrill agreed with Ruthven that COVID-19 ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... Gartmann said. "Many farmers are seeking to expand. This, combined with a smaller pool of sellers, has resulted in strong competition for property. Farmland prices and farmland as an asset class will continue to be keenly watched but increasing asset ...

ASIC not recommending general advice change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... consumer confusion. Both the Financial System Inquiry's final report and Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Competition in the Australian Financial System recommended the re-labelling of general advice to prevent confusion around the nature ...

ATO seeks IT contractors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... contracts in 2020. "Consistent with the Whole of Government agenda, our aim is to provide greater opportunities for competition, delivering better value for money for the Australian community," Katf said. Earlier this year, Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Advisers laud Xplan software

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... practice efficiency and anticipating future changes to advice delivery models, but over the horizon, there is emerging competition from integrated applications like Salesforce-based Wealth Connect and Intelliflo Intelligent Office from the UK, a trend ...

Cboe Chi-X takeover progresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... I expect two to three months. In terms of the ETF market there is going to be greater pricing tension and greater competition available in the market when it comes to ETFs, be they active or passive," Jokovic said. "From December of last year there has ...

APRA to overhaul offshore reinsurance standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... from growing use of offshore reinsurance. But APRA has also sought to balance this by still enabling the benefits of competition and innovation from the participation of offshore reinsurers in the Australian life insurance market," Rowell said. APRA ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... stocks. Other factor-based funds management businesses in Australia include Dimensional and Robeco. But Bennett said the competition in factor-based strategies is much broader than that. "We think in the current landscape, basically everyone is working ...

Former Wallaby departs Westpac for NAB

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... customers. "Brokers play a significant role in the Australian community in providing access to credit and driving competition, and this contribution continues to grow," he said.

ACCC merger reforms may impact super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The competition watchdog has accelerated merger activity in the superannuation sector in its sights as it becomes increasingly concerned about lack of competition in financial services. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Rod ...