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

Search Results

Showing 1021 - 1030 of 1941 results for "SAFE"

ASIC calls on NAB to improve disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
An investigation by ASIC has forced NAB Group advice licensees to make corrective disclosures to customers. The corporate regulator found that NAB's dealer groups failed to disclose relationships between advisers, licensees, and other members of the ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... more of their transactions online can use innovative security measures as a point of difference and position themselves as safe organisations to do business with - "not only in terms of preventing data breaches, but also in terms of minimising the impact ...

RG 133 review reveals poor compliance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Custodians and responsible entities of managed investment schemes with asset holding requirements are falling short of ASIC expectations, showing generally poor levels of understanding and compliance with Regulatory Guide 133. These findings form part ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... Wolf of Wall Street, a movie about a corrupt stockbroker who tried to hide his own illicit profits in a perceived foreign safe haven. But whether corrupt officials try to hide stolen assets across international borders - or behind the silver screen - ...

HESTA calls for access to super for family violence victims

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Industry super fund HESTA is calling on the Federal Government to change the rules and allow family violence victims and survivors access to their superannuation. The fund, along with others in the community sector including Financial Counselling Australia ...

Goals-based strategies valuable for retirees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Goals-based investing strategies have a greater chance of generating excess replacement income than annuities, an international study shows. Most retirement investment solutions are failing to meet the needs of future retirees, according to a study ...

Top super chief executive named ACSI president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors will welcome a new president and deputy president in August. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk will become ACSI's third president, replacing current president Gerard Noonan (Media Super). LUCRF ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... generation of professional financial counsellors. CBA's work around domestic and family violence covers five key areas: ensuring a safe work place; assisting customers in crisis; supporting gender equality; promoting financial wellbeing and education ...

Global infrastructure need deepens profit opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... cycles should consider diversifying portfolios with infrastructure assets. "In falling markets, infrastructure provides a safe haven for investors who can tilt their portfolio towards safe markets and regulated utilities. In this environment, infrastructure ...

Industry fund wins stake in Endeavour Energy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
An industry super fund is exposing its 1.9 million members to an additional infrastructure asset after securing a stake in NSW electricity distribution company Endeavour Energy. REST Industry Super, alongside a consortium of companies including Macquarie ...