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New head for Sydney Stock Exchange

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... Medical. Go said the new strategy is designed to support up-and-coming Australian companies and bring more benefits of competition to the Australian market. "Our focus is very much on growth companies - businesses that have a track record and are looking ...

APRA proposes new banking data policies

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Australia's banking industry post Hayne Royal Commission. According to APRA, the move will increase accountability, support competition and lift overall industry standards in a shift towards greater transparency and scrutiny of the banking sector. The ...

CBA chief tasked with rebuilding banking

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... prosperity for all Australians," Baker said. First up on the agenda, the association will face a fresh inquiry by the competition watchdog into the banking sector, this time, examining "loyalty tax"; where new borrowers are charged lower rates than existing ...

ACSI, AFIC respond to Westpac scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... moment we're just seeing other opportunities." Perpetual too was recently dropped by AFIC. Freeman cited increased competition and pressure on fees from money flowing into indexed funds as some of the contributing factors to Perpetual no longer being ...

Rapid pace of regulatory change to continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... the sizeable projects that more and more trustees are undertaking in response to the increasing complexity of, and competition within, the industry." Smith added that prudential regulator is encouraging trustees to focus on simplification saying driving ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... market the regulated financial institutional haven't been and that supports a broader policy and agenda that supports competition," he said. "So there are views on both sides, but if you asking me as chief executive of Commonwealth Bank then of course ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Disrupter stock exchange Chi-X has revealed it is forced to be a client of its competition - the ASX. The ASX currently has a monopoly when it comes to clearances and settlements in Australia. Chi-X chief operating and technology officer Mike Aikins ...

Super investment menus not what they seem: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... their fund communications much more complicated and makes it harder for funds to control their value-add. Intensifying competition makes this a hard proposition to sustain," Dunnin said. "Super funds used to blame research and ratings consultants for ...

ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... costs. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said: "This has been a challenging year of slow economic growth, increased competition, regulatory change and global uncertainty." "Despite the challenges, we maintain focus on improving customer experience ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... knew more onerous regulations would force the non-bank aligned small business advisers out of business, thus crushing competition to the banks for both financial planning and mortgage broking," Vagliviello said. "You can clearly see that every other ...