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

Search Results

Showing 1081 - 1090 of 1487 results for "Master"

Fitzsimons to head MasterKey Custom

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Ex-Plum Financial Services managing director Mike Fitzsimons has been appointed general manager of MasterKey Custom. Fitzsimons, who will commence his role in early April, will be responsible for the MasterKey Custom business - which has $8.3 billion ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
'Under these circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at A.I.G. warranted any bonuses at all, much less US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The events of the past two weeks provided a microcosm of the on-going global financial crisis. The past 14 days capture the drama cum horror story that is being played out all around the world over the course of nearly two years. Fresh US data released ...

UniSuper names NAB custodian

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The $21 billion industry superannuation fund, UniSuper has reappointed NAB Custodian Services (NCS) to provide master custody and investment reporting services. According to a press statement from the industry fund, the appointment follows a one-year ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... very wrong," said Fechner. Investors have a choice of seven cash options including the BWA Cash Management fund, Macquarie Master Cash fund, UBS Cash fund, Wide Bay Platinum CMA and the BT Institutional Enhanced Cash fund.

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... super funds. This contrasts with their previous league tables that showed peformance of the sub-segments: industry funds, master trusts, corporate funds and public offer funds. The release of the data has sparked much industry debate with the financial ...

State Super appoints chief executive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... University, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia (now FINSIA) and a Master of Economics at the University of Sydney. The Trustee Board undertook an executive search. Durack will join State Super ...

Master trusts and industry funds drive risk growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
Employer master trusts and industry funds will provide more risk insurance over the next 15 years, according to Rice Warner Actuaries research. The actuary's research found life risk insurance sold within employer master trusts is expected to grow at ...

Corporate super adjusts to crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Corporate master trusts are going back to the negotiating table to cater for clients that have suffered large-scale redundancies due to the market downturn. Greg Healy, AMP's director of corporate superannuation, said that there have been cases where ...

IOOF adds govt guarantee option

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
IOOF and Perennial Investment Partners have teamed up to provide clients with a government backed cash investment option. The Perennial Protected Cash Trust, available across superannuation and investment accounts, invests in short term, interest bearing ...