Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 31 - 40 of 8004 results for "Products"

Perennial renews contract with SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... Suzanne Bentley said as Perennial has grown, it wants to streamline unit registry and call centre services across its products in listed managed funds, unit trusts, and private assets. "SS&C's expansive expertise in the Australian market has enabled ...

Wealth firm gears up to change administrator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... in fee reductions for some members, the "ultimate goal" is to consolidate everything onto one platform, streamlining products and brands. "We're organising several products to transition into our flagship, Acclaim Super, eliminating duplication of ...

BlackRock faces 'stiff competition' from APAC asset managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... challenging fund landscape as APAC fund selectors took a risk-off stance and displayed a strong preference for low-cost products with minimal exposure to market forces," Gain said. The report said that even though global giants retained their pole positions ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies involved in the sale of tobacco products."

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... impacts become more widespread. There is also uncertainty surrounding the effect of AI on the breadth of strategies and products. Despite this, two-thirds of managers (67%) are confident that AI will increase their product range, revealing a positive ...

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Conduct Authority (FCA) is cracking down on finfluencers as more financial services firms turn to social media to promote products and services. The financial services regulator is aiming to get on top of firms that illegally promote material on social ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
The best superannuation fund products, based on factors such as investment performance, insurance, fees, and organisational strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds ...

Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Vanguard said it had delivered more than 40 fee reductions for Australian investors in the past decade across a range of products and services. "This fee change may be good news for investors seeking to move out of cash holdings to capture low cost ...

UniSuper appoints new head of fixed interest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... Management. Prior to that, he was co-founder of Omega Global Investors, a global asset management company that provides products and services to institutional and retail clients. At Omega, he served as managing director and head of fixed income, developing ...

ANZ to pay $57.5m to settle class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... The class action was against several parties, including ANZ, and related to the sale of three consumer credit insurance products. ANZ said it would contribute $42 million to the settlement, without admission of liability.