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Finnies recognise wealth management disruptors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... judges have commended the calibre of entries this year. All the finalists on this list are truly deserving as the competition was tough." "We believe this finalist list alone showcases the breadth and depth of innovation across the sector. It also sets ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... KPMG Australia's head of banking Ian Pollari said: "Falling housing demand, tightening credit standards and greater competition, in particular from the non-bank sector, have combined to constrain the major's revenue performance in retail banking." He ...

Australians lose record amount to scams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... dodgy investments. Australians in total lost almost half a billion dollars to scams in 2018. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the figure should be taken with a grain of salt as many people who fall victim to scams choose ...

Beware disruptors: Antipodes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... keep lowering their prices." Microsoft essentially offers the same products as several disruptors - Dropbox faces competition from Microsoft's OneDrive and Log Me In from Skype - but is able to do so as a free add-on with their Microsoft products, she ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... strong demand and rising cost pressures, firms seem reluctant to raise their prices... They appear to believe that competition is so intense that they would lose too much business if they did so. So they are especially reluctant to grant wage rises ...

APRA grants ADI licence to Judo Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... operate as an authorised deposit-taking institution without restrictions in what is being welcomed as a win for banking competition and fintechs. Judo, which refers to itself as a challenger bank, is focussed on Australia's small and medium sized ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... improve inter-manager collaboration which remains limited. WTW said stewardship is an area where collaboration, not competition, is often in the interests of end savers. Lastly, there is room for stronger leadership. For example, proactively setting ...

Banks push to leave vertical integration on the table

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... Australia's financial institutions and found unsustainable market structures would be the likely outcome, leading to less competition. However, Australia's banks have been increasing the focus on their core banking operations, and the vertical integration ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Previously, Freeman spent more than a year as a director of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and was the director of policy and campaigns at the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network ...

Charity auction open for FICAP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... bottle of Penfold's Grange; and a golfing master class with Paul Gow. The FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' singing competition raises funds for ill and disadvantaged young people and their families. This year, funds raised by FICAP will go to Learning ...