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Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... trillion in 2030. In a series of observations - rather than firm recommendations at this stage - the review says there is scope for greater efficiencies in the super system, where fees appear high by international standards. It says Australia's super ...

FSI asks industry to consider greater ASIC powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... together similar functions." The FSI is currently seeking submission on the costs, benefits and trade-offs of refining the scope and breadth of ASIC's mandate and is reviewing the penalty regime in the Corporations Act. The possible policy changes it ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... considered the efficiency of the system and made the observation that there is a lack of strong competition on fees and there is scope for improvement. Operating costs and fees appear high by international standards, and our report notes the likely impact ...

Super contribution caps "limited and inadequate": Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

Bank cross-sell growing but slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... on average less than a one third wallet share penetration of their own customers. The results infer "there is plenty of scope for these banks to increase their business from their existing customers rather than chasing new ones," said Norman Morris ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... care of Iraq and geo-political crisis. It's the destination for Japanese and European carry traders. The RBA don't have scope to lower rates further mainly due to high property prices (the third highest in the world according to the IMF). Rational rationales ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... into active global equity funds because investors are keen to take advantage of changing market conditions that enhance the scope of skilled active managers to outperform. One of these changes is that macro factors and risk-on, risk-off dynamics are ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... (ASIC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to grant it a more flexible regulatory toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems. Giving a speech at the Corporate Governance Forum, ASIC commissioner John Price said the financial ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... Tucker added: "Westoz has built an impressive base of performance over a number of years now and I believe there is great scope to broaden its appeal to the wider investment market in the future. "The listed investment company (LIC) sector is in great ...

Dancing with digital: MAX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Financial services marketers face the twin challenges of being relevant to the digital investor while complying with snail-mail era regulation - but there are ways to get the best of both worlds. Speakers at this year's MAX Marketing, Adverting and ...