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Adapt or die, asset managers warned

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Pacific. Some 96% of asset managers said they were under pressure to reduce their costs and just under half expect competition from new entrants to the market. The research was launched during the Financial Services Council (FSC) Annual Conference in ...

Industry fund sponsors Oprah tour

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... in Melbourne. Earlier this year Intrust Super announced it has naming rights to Sydney's Shute Shield rugby union competition for the next three years - on top of its sponsorship for the Intrust Super Cup rugby league competition in Queensland.

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... dollar enterprises that operate within a challenging regulatory and investment environment and also face much greater competition for new members and employers. "We are also challenged with delivering leading edge services and communications through ...

Citi launches fintech challenge

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Citi is launching the Asia-Pacific Mobile Challenge, a competition for fintech developers to build mobile tools for Citi's digital platform. Australian developers will compete with others across the APAC region and will demonstrate their ideas at Citi-hosted ...

Mercer appoints new sales leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... capability. He said Zanker's addition will help communicate the value of these developments to potential new clients. "Competition within the super funds market has never been as fierce, and we have steadily and strategically been transforming our services ...

Mercer appoints senior AMP exec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... challenges facing the industry in terms of super funds keeping pace with increased customer experience expectations and competition. Anthony will play a key part in continuing to roll out these improvements for our clients." Mercer has recently launched ...

Chartered accountants' response 'clumsy'

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants was unused to competition and made a "clumsy response" to new rival CPA Australia, a court has heard. In the High Court at Wellington on Tuesday, Bruce Gray QC defended NZICA's marketing campaign and ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... directors on fund boards. BT Financial Group believes increasing the number of independent directors will create new competition for positions as well as broaden the talent pool. Industry Super Australia has warned about the reform's implications. Today ...

Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... what is covered. Part of the reason insurers may be reticent to adjust pricing too harshly, though, is the growing competition in the group sector, specifically in attracting retail, government and corporate fund clients. Industry fund members remain ...

North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... sovereigns are, on average, overweight relative to emerging markets generally (17% versus 9%). Because of the increasing competition in the sector, though, along with sovereign investors' mandate to deploy substantial assets, sourcing deals is becoming ...