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Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... 197-page report released by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte, which said that fintechs have changed the basis of competition in financial services - but they have not yet changed the competitive landscape. Deloitte Australia financial services innovation ...

Chi-X appoints Australia chief from Deutsche Bank

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... important role in the development and growth of Australian capital and investment markets." He added: "By bringing competition and innovation to the Australian financial landscape, Chi-X has delivered substantial benefits to investors and traders in ...

Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... acquisitions is also a trend that is expected to continue, with alternative investors such as pension funds intensifying competition for assets through their willingness to participate in consortia seeking to acquire Australian targets. "We expect the ...

Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Fears that "substantially lessened" competition in New Zealand's personal insurance market would result from Suncorp's takeover of Tower has led to the New Zealand Commerce Commission denying the proposed merger. In a statement commission chairman Mark ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... more nominations for females this year than previous," Sillar said. Further, Sillar is looking forward to the greater competition created by the introduction of the new professional standards. "I think it's a natural part of any profession to be founded ...

Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... achieve their financial goals. It will also create further opportunities for innovative business models to drive greater competition in banking and contribute to productivity growth," he said. Treasury also noted that greater access will "increase price ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... comparable regimes such as the United Kingdom," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "There is strong and growing competition to managed money on behalf of foreign investors. A robust Investment Manager Regime, which affords foreign investors the same ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... $675 billion year-on-year. Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant Nick Kelly said: "As capital supply and competition have increased in some segments of the illiquid credit universe, such as direct lending for example, yields are not always ...

Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... from 1.1%. Besides, "the factors behind soft inflation appear to be mostly temporary, including heightened food price competition, electricity rebates in Ontario, and changes in automobile pricing. As the effects of these relative price movements fade ...

Xero seeks global growth, director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... including Australia's big four banks, Wells Fargo and HSBC. "The future of finance is steeped in collaboration rather than competition between banking institutions and technology companies," Drury said. "This is vital to the success of small businesses ...