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Consumers overwhelmingly positive about super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... of people saying they were in their employer's default fund, compared to 74% last year. Brogden said that increased competition as a result of the MySuper regime would lead to even more members exercising choice. "We're going to see more movement than ...

Infrastructure valuations at all-time highs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... "The growth in demand for infrastructure, along with the much improved availability of debt, has resulted in greater competition for assets, and for established brownfield assets in particular. This increased competition has caused rising valuations ...

Government tables FoFA bill in House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... the Parliament as legislation before the end of the year. Unsurprisingly, Greens spokesperson for consumer affairs, competition policy and small business Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that the FoFA legislation "is aimed at locking into law the dodgy ...

ASFA asks FSI for clear targets to measure super success

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... circumstances. Ultimately, they must be able assess different choices, get the benefit of innovation and reap the rewards of competition," Vamos said.

CBA looks for plaintiffs to assist in remediation process

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... panel. Currently she is the executive director of Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) and a member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Consumer Consultative Committee (ACCCCCC). Advisory firm McGrathNicol has been appointed as independent ...

MyState sees small growth in profits

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... decline in the group's home loan portfolio due to soft economic conditions in our traditional markets and intense competition amongst lenders. Following increased focus on the broker channel, loan originations improved strongly in the second half. "MyState ...

Consumers ask banks to disclose brand ownership

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... is about restricting customer choice of providers. "Multi-branding is simply unfair because it creates artificial competition. The fact is many of the smaller financial institutions out there are owned by the Big Four, which are trying to hide that ownership," ...

Advisers to study for 200 hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... stress the ethical and professional responsibilities of tax financial advisers, as well as the key provisions of the Competition and consumer act 2010 focusing on misleading and deceptive conduct. Submissions to the exposure drafts close on September ...

Consumers have no loyalty to financial institutions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... 2010, overall they have not performed well. Reasons for this include lack of incentive for customers to consolidate, competition from specialist providers such as for superannuation and insurance, lack of product awareness, some concern regarding the ...

New report stokes 'Compare the Pair' flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... appropriateness of the modern awards system, with bank-owned funds claiming the system for selecting default funds stifles competition. "Bank-owned super funds are seeking to abolish the safety net and intend to cross-sell their super funds by leveraging ...