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Russell Investments director to head UniSuper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... Kevin at the helm, well-positioned to manage the challenges ahead, including ongoing regulatory change and increased competition within the superannuation sector," said Cuffe.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... dropped about 15 per cent in the past four weeks. Making news on Wednesday, Qantas received final approval from the competition watchdog for its global partnership with Dubai-based airline Emirates. Qantas was up 2.75 cents at $1.7475. In other airline ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... Santos was up six cents at $12.71 and Woodside Petroleum was 45 cents higher at $36.70. Making news on Thursday, the competition regulator said it would not oppose CBA's proposed takeover of Aussie Home Loans. CBA, which already held 33 per cent of Aussie ...

FICAP Rockstars gear up for tonight's fundraising

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... financial services industry will crown a new FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. The competition will be fierce with 12 RockStar hopefuls trying to win over the judges and the finance industry crowd, while raising money for ...

Virgin blazes trail with redundancy cover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... agreed period. "We did quite a bit of research with our customers and the market place and we saw that there's not much competition in this space... and where there is, the offerings are less transparent," said Curneen. Virgin's income protection cover ...

Auditions still on for charity RockStar gig

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... to participate in the 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' charity event on March 21. FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' competition is an annual event where finance professionals are encouraged to leave their suits and ties behind and be a rockstar for the ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... in the mortgage market while almost 80% believe the same banks make excessive profits. "Balance Banking means more competition in Australia's banking market, a level playing field for smaller players to take on the big four banks and ultimately more ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... single consultant. In addition, each of the 10 largest funds has its own chief investment officer providing internal competition to the asset consultant's view. The figures also show that the market share of each of the major asset consultant firms is ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... 17 cents to $64.80; and Westpac rose two cents to $28.15. Virgin Australia shares fell one cent to $4.40 after the competition watchdog flagged it had some concerns about the airline's $35 million plan to buy a major stake in budget carrier Tiger Airways. ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... cents to $1.21. Virgin Australia's $98 million plan to buy regional airline Skywest has been given the go-ahead by the competition watchdog. "That tie-up with Sky looks pretty good for the airlines. It doesn't look like there's going to be any competition ...