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ACCC postpones Perpetual and Trust merger ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delayed making a decision on Perpetual's proposed takeover of The Trust Company to allow Perpetual to provide it with extra information. The decision date was previously slated for 11 July ...

ASIC urged to extend 'wet signatures' exemption

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... broker, wealth adviser or dealer group. "AMFS should not be the only party to be able to have this exemption. For competition, fair pricing and the best interest of investors, the relief should be granted to a broader community under similar structures ...

UK RDR market impacts gathering pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... of the RDR 44% of advisers see direct investors and internet-only offerings as their strongest competitive threat. Competition from other firms setting up internet offerings that provide advice or execution-only services were seen as a major threat by ...

Class Super beats BGL to launch automated property valuator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... list of valuators to contact. He said Class would have no commercial transaction with these recommended operators. Competition in the SMSF software space is fierce. Started in 2009, Ray described Class as a "three-year overnight success". It is the second ...

Chi-X saved investors $215 million in first year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The increased competition provided by Chi-X, Australia's largest alternative exchange venue, saved investors $215 million in trading costs in the 12 months since launch, a study conducted by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has estimated. ...

Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Financial advisers face a shrinking market and increased competition as the government's StrongerSuper reforms force smaller superannuation funds to merge, according to Jenny Wilcocks, a partner at law firm Holding Redlich. "The government's agenda ...

EQT formalises improved offer for The Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... facilitate Perpetual's ability to dominate the trustee company sector." The issue is currently considered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after a formal submission from EQT. EQT is offering to give shareholders 37 EQT shares ...

EQT to take Trust-Perpetual acquisition to ACCC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) will make a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the implications for the competitive positions of the trustee markets if Perpetual acquires The Trust Company. In a letter to its shareholders ...

Study finds dark pools damage market quality

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... market regulations be reduced. "This would address the price inefficiencies arising from lack of liquidity provision competition within dark pools, and their collectively significant impact on US markets," Zheng said. Secondly, he recommend a harmonisation ...

Pipelines the safe bet in the shale gas revolution

JAMES FERYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... the least risky link in this chain. "These are the 'boring assets' that provide you the asset characteristics of low competition, high regulation and inflation protection," Amores said. Magellan Infrastructure Fund has made its name investing in low-risk ...