The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 310 results for "Century"

Zurich launches new SMA

KRISTI CHENG | MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019

... high conviction growth strategy of up to 22 global securities, which will be selected and managed by US-based American Century Investments. It is the same group who manages Zurich's Concentrated Global Growth Fund, which senior client portfolio manager ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019

... reliance on the Age Pension. "The cost of the Age Pension is expected to reduce from 2.6% of GDP to 2.1% by the end of the century. Our national spend on state pensions, as a percentage of GDP, is amongst the lowest, and is trending down whilst the trend ...

Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019

... platform's safety. Facebook said financial services had not yet followed the trend of personal communications in the 21st century, which have democratised thanks to the relative ubiquity of the internet and their low costs. The tech giant said much of ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019

... "Perhaps more importantly, consumers' long term inflation expectations fell to the lowest level recorded in the past half century." These expectations are consistent with latest data showing weakening price pressures: headline CPI inflation down ...

Wealth manager appoints former NSW Premier to chair foundation

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019

... he said. "In supporting the Grimwade Centre and helping to preserve significant Islamic manuscripts dating to the 13th century, the Crescent Foundation is developing Australia's capacity to conserve our cultural record." The foundation's appointments ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019

... said retirement is an area where organisations must re-establish their traditional leadership role For much of the 20th century, in many countries, employers had a responsibility to help workers navigate retirement but that changed with the shift from ...

State Street names Asia Pacific head

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019

... services giant said his promotion was an "addition to his current responsibilities." The firm highlighted Martin's quarter-century of service to State Street, and deep knowledge of the firm's clients and strategy, explaining he would remain based in ...

Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018

... readings on financial and international developments" - don't. Despite an unemployment rate hovering at nearly half a century low of 3.7%, inflation, instead of heading higher has moved in the opposite direction - the core PCE price inflation has ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018

... listed investment companies will merge to create an $885 million single entity. WAM Leaders (WLE) is set to acquire 100% of Century Australia Investments (CYA), a LIC that primarily invests in the S&P/ASX 300 and has $97 million is assets. CYA aims to ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018

... current systems in place to support people must be rethought in the context of the changing nature of work in the 21st century, including existing life insurance models and products have been designed with traditional career paths in mind or for specific ...

PAGE:

Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

Videos

Brought to you by

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

A guaranteed future

Strength amid noise

Follow the leaders

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE