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Quantifeed launches portfolio for car lovers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... between incumbent carmakers, vehicle part manufacturers and new entrants from Silicon Valley is sometimes portrayed as a competition, we at Quantifeed view it as a symbiotic relationship," Schneider said. "The different industries in our model portfolio ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
Permitting the entrance of further competition in the superannuation marketplace would reduce fees by $292 million per year across 14 million MySuper accounts. A report issued by Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) finds that the facilitation of choice ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... was a week ago", saying the proposed tax had already eroded confidence in the state and would only serve to diminish competition. "They are putting a dagger to business, when South Australia needs business most," he said of the South Australian Government. ...

Asset managers still charging more for less

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... and that managers "do not typically lower prices to win new business." "These factors combined indicate that price competition is not working as effectively as it could be," the FCA said. Noting that, on average, actively managed funds did not outperform ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... months. The highlight of the night was awarding the Marketer of the Year, with Phillipa Healy from PIMCO edging out the competition. "I feel honoured to work for an organisation like PIMCO, and with a great team that allows me to do the amazing marketing ...

UBS cops $280,000 ASIC fine

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... financial loss; the loss to wholesale clients was described as "negligible." The second infringement notice related to Competition Rule 5A.2.1, wherein a participant must identify whether they are the principal or agent of a client for a given order ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... will also receive $13.2 million over the next four years to complete regular inquiries into specific financial system competition issues - a recommendation of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics' Review of the Four Major Banks. ...

Financial Standard to expand into Marketing and Communications educational content

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... executives in the country. "The financial services sector will continue to be disrupted by technology bringing in new competition and changing the way people find and choose financial products and services. To thrive in that environment, marketing and ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... markets. Less positively, others are feeling the impacts of the exiting auto industry more acutely. Strong overseas competition remains evident and the Federal Budget has caused some unease. Slower retail conditions are also having some negative impacts ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Funds management fees have fallen globally across several asset classes amid rising competition from cheaper products and greater scrutiny by investors looking to cut costs. The latest bfinance report examines the fees of more than 160 money managers ...