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ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... allocating default super. "This approach risks creating an oligopoly in default superannuation and reducing long-term competition." The report confirms the overall strength and relevance of the Australian superannuation system, including the importance ...

ACCC close to approving tobacco-free certification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... Non-profit organisation Tobacco Free Portfolios is pushing to trademark 'tobacco-free' with Australia's competition watchdog and for the benefit of investors. The ACCC said it is considering accepting Tobacco Free Portfolios' application ...

APRA lifts interest-only restrictions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Australia's banks can now move back into interest-only lending, and their peak industry body says competition will increase as a result. This week APRA announced it would remove the 30% benchmark for new interest-only residential mortgages, which it ...

Super funds defend $5bn infrastructure investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... superannuation funds will contest allegations from the ACCC that a 2013 purchase of two New South Wales ports breached competition law. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against NSW ...

Asset managers join diversity program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... as well as people from diverse backgrounds." "The initiative will ramp up next year, with our National Investments Competition to be run in universities across the country in partnership with the University Network of Investing and Trading society," ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... independence, the think tank said. Super fund admin fee could rise If Labor's policy is legislated, it would reduce competition and naturally push up the administration fees for superannuation funds, SMSF administration provider SuperConcepts said ...

BEAR should be expanded, ASIC included: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... non-executive members. This is in contrast to the FCA, the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, the ACCC, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank, she added. "There are concerns that I have when I look at the current ...

Misconduct matters, but stability key for Frydenberg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... be very focused on ensuring consumer and business access to financial services, stability of the financial system, competition and economic growth," Frydenberg said. "It is critical that the Government response is mindful of these wider implications." ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... that we place too much emphasis on outcomes, but that we place too little on outcomes. The paradox, thanks to weak competition regulation in financial services is that low performing funds don't just survive, they thrive. "It's so perverse that ...

Antipodes Partners expands team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... Victoria and 25% in Queensland. It says Aussie managers enjoy strong brand recognition among NZ investors while the competition is less intense. The New Zealand funds could be an opportunity for the boutique to top up its current funds under management ...