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

Search Results

Showing 10361 - 10370 of 21783 results for "Dec"

Federal Court dismisses ASIC allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The Federal Court dismissed ASIC's allegations in regards to a breach of directorial duties at an investment management company which collapsed in 2013. ASIC originally said that Peter Charles Drake, Francene Maree Mulder and Eghard van der Hoven, directors ...

Global investors missed turning point

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
An Australian fund manager says the Global Financial Crisis clouded a crucial economic turning point that is beyond the powers of politicians, banks and geographies. Insync Funds Management chief investment officer, Monik Kotecha says in 2011 the world ...

ANZ selling stake in Chinese bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
Continuing its strategy to focus on institutional banking operations in Asia, ANZ has agreed to sell its 20% stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank. ANZ is selling its stake to China COSCO Shipping Corporation and Shanghai Sino-Poland Enterprise Management ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
A battle over the definition of personal and general financial advice will play out in the Federal Court following ASIC's decision to bring civil proceedings against Westpac subsidiaries. The corporate regulator is alleging Westpac Securities Administration ...

Wholesale funds see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Australian wholesale funds grew $36.2 billion over the September quarter, while retail managed funds market grew $24.9 billion. According to the latest statistics from Strategic Insights, more than 90% of the growth in wholesale funds occurred over ...

Metro property markets continue reliable income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Property fund manager Centuria says Australian metropolitan markets will continue to deliver both reliable income and capital returns in 2017. Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) trust manager Nicholas Blake told Financial Standard that several underlying ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
1. Wealth division overhauled in latest NAB restructure Three members of NAB's executive leadership team left the company in July following an extensive organisational restructure which saw wealth management and personal banking brought under the same ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Following in a long line of organisations divesting from tobacco, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund completed the sale of its remaining investments in tobacco manufacturing. As a part of an ongoing strategy to sell its legacy investments, the €8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Australia leading indicator The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was unchanged in November following increases of 0.1% in September and October. The latest result slowed the six-month annualised growth rate in the index ...

US pension fund extends tobacco divestment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
The largest defined-benefit public pension fund in the US will divest from tobacco-related securities across its externally managed portfolios. The move by CalPERS comes on top of its decision in 2000 to divest tobacco from internally managed public ...