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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 ...

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. ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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