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PROFILE: IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... not many players in that space: "We were able to be the big player among the smaller players, there wasn't a lot of competition. We were able to access transactions without a lot of competition, acquisitions that none of the big banks were interested ...

Treasury examining ASX monopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Government is considering encouraging competition in equities clearing to break up the ASX's monopoly. Speaking at the 2015 Annual Stockbrokers Conference in Sydney, Frydenberg conceded there had already ...

ACCC approves Federations Centres and Novion merger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose Federation Centres' proposed acquisition of Novion Property Group, paving the way for the new combined group to become a major player in Australia's highly concentrated institutional ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... decoupled from the industrial relations system to avoid conflicts of interest and to open the superannuation market to competition and choice. "If Australians are forced to save a portion of their salary for 40 to 50 years, they must be allowed to decide ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... test program in the US to give online customers unlimited delivery of goods for $US50 a year, putting it in direct competition with Amazon's "Prime" service. LONDON - Europe's stock markets have risen in light holiday trade, after US stocks climbed higher ...

CBA shares down on flat profit

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... billion quarterly cash profit. The bank attributed the flat March quarter result to an increase in costs and strong competition for loans. Net profit, which includes one off-items, fell to $2.2 billion in the three months to March 31, from $2.3 billion ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... after it post a flat $2.2 billion cash profit for the three months to March 31. It blamed higher costs and strong competition for loans. Commonwealth's disappointing result was the key factor causing the broader Australian share market to be one per ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... PI insurance providers in the marketplace. "Now there's one or two. Nobody wants to be in this space, so there's no competition and year on year the cost of premiums has gone up. We're just stuck because you need it for your licence. Our hands are tied." ...

ASIC says AUD spike "not misconduct"

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... participation by investors and consumers in the financial system. This is achieved through our role in market supervision and competition, and corporate governance. "We have a strong regulatory framework that will enforce and give effect to the law if ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... APRA-approved MySuper funds into the default superannuation market. Arguing that the current system stifles retail competition with industry funds, FSC chief excecutive Sally Loane said: "The MySuper default sector already has a quality filter. "APRA ...