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Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Australian banks should be forced to hold more capital to minimise their risk of failure and improve competition, the Financial System Inquiry has found. The final report of David Murray's blueprint for the future of Australia's financial system, released ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... products, unless a review by 2020 concludes that the Stronger Super reforms have been effective in significantly improving competition and efficiency in the superannuation system. The retirement phase of superannuation: Require superannuation trustees ...

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 ...