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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 ...

Super squabble beyond the joke: Taxpayers Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... self-managed superannuation funds," Taxpayers Australia superannuation products and services manager Reece Agland said. "Competition between funds and fund sectors is good for members. It should drive down costs and focus attention on getting them better ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden also spoke at the event, arguing that ISA's proposed measures would "restrict competition and cement [industry funds'] monopoly position in industrial awards." Whiteley's speech focused on the role of the Fair ...

AFA presents renewed strategy and Narrative

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
... voice on policy issues and be better at engaging with the community. Fox said that the AFA would investigate market competition and a variety of business models. "Participation in a healthy market should be growing, not shrinking," he said, and added ...

AMP University Challenge winners revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... A team from Griffith University in Queensland has won the AMP University Challenge, a national financial planning competition for university students who want to find out more about being a financial planner. The event was held in Sydney and attracted ...