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

Search Results

Showing 991 - 1000 of 1724 results for "Minimum"

Treasury proposes higher regulatory levies for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... financial services and credit licensees, professional registrants and other licensees meet their key obligations, including minimum standards of compliance, supervision and conduct," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. "In approving applications, ASIC ...

Liquidnet to launch first fixed income dark pool

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... that." Baldwin explained that prior to the global financial crisis, investment banks were "bastions of liquidity." But new minimum capital requirements have limited investment managers' and dealers' access to liquidity. "This is the big thing that has ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The minimum investment in four Lazard Asset Management funds has dropped by $80,000 in a bid to attract self-managed super fund investors. Lazard's Australian Equity Fund; Select Australian Equity Fund; Australian Diversified Income Fund; and Global ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
From July new Significant Investor Visa (SIV) applicants must invest a minimum of $5 million across three complying arrangements after new rules were formally announced by the federal government. To comply with an SIV, applicants will have to place ...

XTB launch opens corporate bonds to retail

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... investors an ASX tradable security that tracks the performance of a specific underlying bond (after fees and expenses) with no minimum investment. These 17 XTBs provide investors with the flexibility to select from specific corporate bonds with various ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... expectations of what they will need to spend to live a comfortable retirement, the retirement standard sets a benchmark for the minimum amount required." Under the current Age Pension assets test framework, ASFA estimates a couple would need a joint ...

Age Pension under the spotlight in tonight's budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... bigger pool of assets to accumulate tax free in the saving phase, and then there is an incentive to take out only the minimum in retirement because the withdrawals are taxed progressively like any other income." Financial Standard will be covering the ...

CCMC chief executive appointed as lead ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... banking standards, disclosure and principles of conduct. It is contractually binding on subscribing banks and sets out the minimum standards banks have agreed to follow when dealing with personal and small business customers. Smith will join FOS's current ...

Banking and super groups back parliamentary recommendations

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... nature of the PSC approval regime," an ASFA statement said. Both associations have supported the recommendation that the minimum education standard for financial advisers should be a degree. ASFA says it should be an AQF level 7 degree. The associations ...

CML launches $25m corporate bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... investors, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and advisers. The corporate bond issue is arranged by FIIG Securities and has a minimum initial investment of $50,000. The bonds will be distributed to new and existing FIIG clients who qualify as sophisticated ...