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IOOF determined to get a slice of the trust pie

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... Trust Company board ended up recommending its shareholders to vote for the Perpetual offer. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an investigation over concerns that Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... Oroton's full year profit was up by 10.2 per cent after the luxury accessory label warded off increasing international competition and a weakening retail sector. Oroton shares slumped 15 cents to $6.33. Among the resources sector, BHP added 72 cents ...

ACCC approves Perpetual offer for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the Perpetual buyout offer for The Trust Company as the acquisition "is unlikely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition in any relevant market." The decision came after ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... Coalition has already committed to restoring stability and certainty to superannuation with an emphasis on improving competition, transparency and corporate governance. Hewson would also like to see a review of the role of the Australian Securities and ...

Industry backs Cormann as Superannuation Minister

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... some of the problematic consequences of FoFA, including problems with the Grandfathering rules which have reduced competition in the advice market and the ability for advisers to change licensees," the AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. Industry Super ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... infrastructure assets and those in the build phase currently offer the best value for investors. "We see much less meaningful competition for smaller assets. We're looking at opportunities in core global private finance initiatives (PFIs), renewable ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... prices - nominal, real, against average income, against rent and percentage changes from a base date.A This is one competition where Australia is either top of the pops or is nearly top of the pops in all measures.A Have a look here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/11/global-house-prices ...

The Trust Company to consider IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... to $0.17 per share. The key to the IOOF offer is the fact that is not conditional on the approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) at a time when Perpetual is waiting for the ACCC to determine whether or not its offer would ...

EQT takes the hit on the battle for Trust

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... is so far recommending the Perpetual offer to its shareholders. However, EQT brought the proposal to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the grounds that it could damage competition in the trustee market. The ACCC will release ...

ATO launches superannuation video comp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched its annual video competition and this year the theme is superannuation engagement for young people. The ATO has also opened the video competition to any student from any Australian tertiary or vocational ...