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

Search Results

Showing 1021 - 1030 of 5754 results for "Small"

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... long term holders of AGL Energy shares. "However, having regard to anticipated voter turnout and stated opposition from a small number of investors including Grok Ventures, AGL Energy believes the demerger proposal will not receive sufficient support." ...

Super funds to reach $1tn by 2040: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... Insignia could grow from sub-$200 billion in 2021 to $500 billion in assets under management by 2040. KPMG predicts that a small number of 'mega funds' will continue to pull away from the rest of the super fund market population. However, "in practice ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
A report released by IG Prime shows only 14.8% of senior hedge fund management roles in Australia are going to women. Despite the low number, the research highlights the Australian market had higher performance in the past 12 months, and the past five ...

Westpac offloads BT super funds to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... Mercer has also offered all Westpac staff working on the products employment, Westpac said. The transfer will result in a small loss as a result of the transaction and separation costs, expected to total about $80 million. However, Westpac has also agreed ...

How AMP plans to bounce back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
AMP's chair has explained how the group intends to improve its financial performance, while Alexis George outlined how the 173-year-old company will be transformed, with a strong focus on the retirement space. Kicking off the company's annual ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
The Morrison government's re-election Hail Mary policy to allow early superannuation withdrawals to be used for house deposits has been widely condemned. A joint media release between Scott Morrison, Michael Sukkar and Jane Hume boldly proclaimed that ...

Top Aussie equities funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... March end. The latest performance tables for managed funds shows Bennelong's Emerging Companies Fund topped the rankings for small cap equities funds in the three years to March 31, while PM Capital's Australian Companies Fund ranked first for large ...

Spheria snares Schroders talent

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... position, Peters worked as a senior research analyst for 13 years covering various ASX200 companies and sectors as well as small/microcaps entities. Overall, Peters will bring over 20 years of investing experience to the Spheria team which has grown ...

AFCA adopts case merit assessments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... the complaint on the basis of cost, regardless of the merits of the case." The issue was made worse by the conduct of a small number of third-party paid representatives using questionable tactics, with complainants refusing to consider a reasonable resolution ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... future. Commenting, Sherry said he is deeply honoured to have been appointed, "particularly to a fund that was one of a small group of funds in the pre-1987, 3% award super era that led the way in spreading superannuation coverage to low- and middle-income ...