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Perpetual not concerned about ACCC initial report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Perpetual is not concerned about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) preliminary views, which suggested that Perpetual's takeover bid for The Trust Company could harm market competition. "This is a natural step of the process," ...

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... to make 'necessary changes we have long flagged before'. Firstly, he said it would move to ensure there was genuine competition in the superannuation default fund market by allowing any MySuper product to compete freely in that market. Next he said the ...

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... Cannane said that, if you factor in the growing pension funds of other nations such as Canada, then it is safe to say "competition for quality assets will be intense." Cannane cited the fierce competition over the sale of Port Botany - won by Industry ...

Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... change super policy was "irresponsible". "A total commitment to no change at all would mean that the current lack of competition in the default funds market would remain entrenched and that there would be no capacity to improve corporate governance arrangements ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... gains. At 0823 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims is slated to speak at at the Australian Institute of Company Directors Leaders' ...

EQT extends offer period for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... possibility of a total increase of $15 million per year. The company said that it is also waiting for the Australian competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to announce the results of the review of Perpetual's proposal to acquire The Trust Company. ...

Giant firms hold sway in infrastructure investment industry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... relatively new to the market and cannot present a strong performance history. These inexperienced managers face a wealth of competition when marketing their products, with a large number of first-time funds on the road sourcing capital from a small and ...

Former First State Super director joins ACCC

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Former First State Super director Cristina Cifuentes has been appointed a commissioner at the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). Cifuentes started in her new role in May 2013 and has been appointed for a five year term. She is responsible ...

Super fund mergers pose capacity problem

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... of the industry could also result in better - and cheaper - opportunities for fund managers to add value. "The more competition there is in the market, the harder it is to find alpha," he explained. "Price anomalies get eroded quickly by a heavily researched ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... provided no corresponding figures regarding retail super fund trustee directors. Despite Fletcher's concerns regarding competition for how award super funds are nominated, he said a lack competitive pressure was a problem across the whole superannuation ...