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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... reports on Thursday. Meanwhile, Qantas shares were 2.25 cents stronger at 1040 AEDT, hitting $1.56, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave interim authorisation of the airline's alliance with Emirates. The proposed alliance involves ...

Mobile payment market primed for innovation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... account, 30% have a debit card and only 15% use a credit card. The global financial services company believes that competition for the potential market growth will lead to a development race, revealing clear winners and losers among the existing market ...

Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
... average by 5 percentage points. As a result, Roy Morgan Research expects the sector to struggle against the increasing competition from Self Managed Super Funds and Industry Funds. Over the last 12 months, the research reveals further falls (by Retail ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... to SMSFs, now represents 8% of total SMSF assets - up 45% over the last three years. The research points to growing competition between large-scale institutions (in this space) including AMP, BT, Commonwealth, MLC and Macquarie. Other companies to have ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... substantial as it was in 2006 - 2007, the research also notes that the weight of capital has led to increasingly intense competition for core acquisitions and core lending. It's understood one of the goals of the Fed's ultra-accommodative monetary policy ...

Beware complex absolute return funds: Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... years, capitalising on the disappointing returns seen from traditional equity funds. While Lonsec welcomes further competition and product innovation in the sector, the research house warns that absolute return funds vary greatly in design, strategy ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... rather that limiting their advice to the establishment of a self-managed super fund." Consumers will also benefit from competition driving down prices, said Shorten. A limited Australian Financial Services License was announced as part of The Government's ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... Popular Choice Award winner: AustralianSuper, KickStart Judges Selection Award winner: legalsuper, Law Revue of the Year competition Excellence in public relations Popular Choice Award winner: HOSTPLUS, Cook for Your Career Judges Selection Award winner ...

Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... that cuts across various topics, not just finance. Sutherland wins the Prize two years after winning the 'Best Tweet' competition, sponsored by Zurich, at the 2010 AFA annual conference. "Winning the competition then rekindled my desire to get back into ...

Low-volatility post-retirement solutions needed: Bell

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... they'd be part of the (retirement) solution due to their inherent inflexibility, tax issues, plus an unhealthy lack of competition. Given that the household will be a large portion of retirement income, Bell expects them to become an integral part of ...