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Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Competition for business amid the rapid growth of the SMSF industry is in danger of diluting the quality of service for the end client, according to a number of industry professionals. India-based Sundaram Business Services has been operating in Australia ...

AustralianSuper to invest $5bn in property

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... about 20% in the next five years. "This is mainly due to a shortage of suitable opportunities locally and increased competition for them," the spokesperson added.

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... level which was lower than the level achieved by the seven leading industry funds. Morris warned that with growing competition between the industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with financial ...

Tackling direct insurance head on

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... encroaching into the market, advisers must focus on fine tuning their value proposition in an effort to erase the competition. Panel member, Chris Kirby, head of technical strategies at AMP agreed. He said that advisers need to ensure their value proposition ...

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... added: "There has been a relative lack of evidence and analysis to inform new regulations designed to increase market competition and protect consumers." In 2010 studies revealed that HFT accounted for as much as 70% of equity trades. Beddington commented ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... of several NSW regional shopping centres. CRZ - CARSALES.COM LTD - down three cents, or 0.39 per cent, at $7.80 The competition regulator has expressed concern about the proposed operational takeover of the Trading Post by online classifieds business ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... final outcome of the report. Brad Fox, president of the AFA thinks that the PC has backed down from the strong pro-competition, pro-choice and pro-transparency position they took in their interim report and appear to have given in to pressure from the ...

Advisers force life premiums down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... attributed to improving mortality rates over time. However, I believe the main driver is margin squeeze caused by competition from good broking activity by Independent Advisers," he said. "Independent advisers have shown that they add tremendous value ...

PC hands down final default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... arrangements, coming down largely in favour of the status quo but supplemented with improvements to the selection process and competition between funds. Its core recommendation is that a Fair Work Australia (FWA) panel be put in place to decide the appointment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... cent and the NASDAQ fell 0.43 per cent. Making news on Thursday, Seven Group Holdings said that, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposing its application relating to a potential bid for Consolidated Media Holdings, it would ...