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Suncorp ditches plans for Tower acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... personal insurance, we do not consider that they replicate the level of constraint that Tower imposes. Without the competition that Tower provides, there is a real risk that consumers would end up paying higher prices for insurance cover while receiving ...

AMP rolling out enhanced goals-based advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... winner of its annual University Challenge. Now in its seventh year, the challenge is a national financial planning competition for tertiary students that aims to identify promising new talent and promote high standards of education and professionalism ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... number of local life insurers," the report said. In the group insurance space, APRA saw a re-emergence of greater price competition, and noted it will "maintain a heightened focus" on this market throughout 2017-18. At end of June 2017, there were 139 ...

ANZ Wealth drags group's earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... results demonstrate further progress in becoming a better, balanced, capitalised and more efficient bank, but concedes competition is fierce. "The reality is it's hard out there. It's a competitive market. We've got our traditional competitors, new competitors ...

Trustee Partners recruits ahead of opening NZ office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... business leaders and innovators who punch well above their weight around the world. There's currently very little competition in the trustee market in New Zealand. We'd like to make innovative, accessible and affordable fiduciary services available for ...

Perennial welcomes new head of retail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... expand our investment capabilities across the business, particularly at a time when the industry faces challenges and competition from new entrants and disruptors." Farfan said he is excited to lead Perennial's sales and marketing team and is looking ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... the 2017 AFA Excellence in Women Awards. She delivers a heartwarming speech: "In our industry, there is no room for competition, only opportunities for collaboration." She also spoke of diversity in the industry and that there's no one-size-fits-all ...

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... superannuation market might be overstated, established super funds should prepare for the long-term threat of such competition. That is the view of SuperEd chief customer officer James Coyle, who believes traditional funds should be doing more to innovate ...

BigTech: The next frontier for high-net-worth investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... Setting aside the potential for widespread disruption and the risk that initial partnership could give away to outright competition, Capgemini called on wealth management firms to partner with BigTech to win over HNWIs with "truly innovative offering ...

UK regulator increases support for new starters

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
As part of its crusade to increase competition in the UK's asset management sector, the Financial Conduct Authority will establish a hub to assist new entrants to the industry. Speaking at an investment conference in Europe, FCA executive director of ...