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Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... run only to benefit its members." The FSC is lobbying government to remove super from awards, claiming it stifles competition and unfairly favours industry funds.

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall noted that the move "will ensure competition in the financial industry by enabling advisers to freely move licenses." "FoFA should provide a better financial future to ...

Cbus delivered last blow before RC interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... Butera aside, and initiated an independent governance review to be carried out by former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel. The Commissioner is due to hand his interim report to the Governor-General on December ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... Council and Deloitte. This year, competitors were asked to prepare presentations on one of four hot topics: MySuper and competition; the Asia region funds passport; the Financial System Inquiry (FSI); and the regulation of the financial services industry. ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... there, before you conclude that this particular one punishes depositors, it does not, according to The Economist. "Competition among banks to attract savers should ensure that banks offer the highest-possible rates. One-year deposit rates were effectively ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... quarterly sales results were not as good as those of rival Coles. Investors were also worried that the Harper review of competition policy may result in moves that disadvantage the bid supermarkets against their smaller rivals, he said. In the resources ...

Retail MySuper transition too slow: ISA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... MySuper products eligible to be considered as nominated defaults funds. "The superannuation market is sorely lacking in competition," FSC director of policy Andrew Bragg said yesterday in a statement. "It is untenable for union officials and employer ...

Adviser Ratings attracts mostly positive reviews

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Angus Woods said. Woods told Financial Standard that Adviser Ratings tracks the comments following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) rules and its own set of rules. "We have detected two false reviews so far," Woods said. The ...

Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... when such a response would be made public. Last week Cbus commissioned former chair of the Australian Consumer and Competition Council Graeme Samuel to conduct an independent review of the fund's governance.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... Economic Activity is also due out, as is the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator for September. Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel is slated to speak at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in ...