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ACCC slams Macquarie and ANZ for cartel conduct

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is commencing proceedings against ANZ and Macquarie Bank for attempted cartel conduct. ANZ and Macquarie co-operated with the ACCC's investigation, and the parties have agreed that the court will be ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... been tabled in his first year as chief executive. "When we talk to Treasury, it is very concerned with markets and competition - and that's healthy. Competing for membership and ensuring you're delivering on services is necessary. Sometimes, when a consumer ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... access to businesses, and factors such as the lower Australian dollar and historically low interest rates driving competition for assets. "The Australian dollar remains lower relative to many other major currencies, making Australian assets attractive ...

Australian infrastructure supply must lift: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... attraction to investors, though Cannane reinforced the importance of overcoming the challenges facing the sector. "Global competition for infrastructure investment continues to intensify. Australia will have to work hard to ensure sufficient opportunities ...

PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... same panel as Loane, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the emphasis on competition missed the point of superannuation, arguing that "competition shouldn't be the outcome or the goal of a review." "The goal ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... acquire Pillar Administration from the NSW government. In the past month Link has worked closely with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in developing its binding proposal. In an ASX announcement Link said it continues to "work ...

Suncorp CFO says financial services disenfranchised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... or defend beneficial public policies, resulting in the reactive policy developments occurring today and increased competition. "We have not been active enough in ensuring the facts are clearly articulated to balance the argument being perpetrated by ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... with today's world," Loane said. Among several points the FSC is advocating for a default model that has market-based competition with consumer protections; it rejects implementing any form of auction model; and says the industrial system results in ...

ETFs to reach $6 trillion by 2020

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... Wealth and Asset Management leader for Oceania, Antoinette Elias, said the global ETF industry is expanding, with competition intensifying as new providers enter the market. "Pressure to invest in technology and compliance is making the ability to achieve ...

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... well as the perceived threat of emerging advice models and technology," Willis said. "Although technology is boosting competition in the advice sector, we see it as also being a great benefit for existing advisers. Where technology can streamline client ...