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

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 180 results for "Credible"

APRA and ASIC launch insurance claims pilot

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... basis. The data will include claims handling timeframes and dispute levels. "Our intention is to collect and publish credible, reliable and comparable data on an insurer-level basis. Such information will enable consumers to better understand insurance ...

Fiducian acquires $17m client book

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... the business being acquired," Fiducian manager investment projects Jai Singh said. "The vendor is retiring and sought a credible acquirer who could continue to deliver holistic financial planning advice." The outgoing adviser's name and practice were ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... to increase the amount invested through the platform in the next 12 months. "P2P lending is now widely recognised as a credible investment, and this research certainly gives a strong vote of confidence from active investors," Foggo said. "We have reached ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... "fit for purpose and engage the next generation", backed the report and called the Productivity Commission a "highly credible and independent institution." "We wholeheartedly support the PC deputy chair Karen Chester's call for consumers to response ...

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... necessary, with chief office Sally Loane adding: "After extensive public consultation, the Productivity Commission - a highly credible and independent economic institution - is calling for an end to the status quo, that puts industry self-interest ahead ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... superannuation for a home deposit would undermine retirement savings, create new financial risks and ultimately serve no credible purpose other than bidding up the price of housing and pushing home ownership further out of reach of young aspiring Australians," ...

Ausbil announces several promotions, new CEO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... of our client's funds remains sacrosanct," Xiradis said. "This repositioning is all about intensifying our pursuit of credible, long term outperformance." Earlier this month, Ausbil was awarded a $48 million Australian equity mandate by Uniting Financial ...

A world of distrust: Edelman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... points globally to an all-time low of 37%, plummeting in every country studied, while government leaders remain least credible. "The implications of the global trust crisis are deep and wide-ranging," Edelman president and chief executive Richard Edelman ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... arrangement wasn't in the best interests of those people who had contributed to that superannuation fund. "It is no longer credible for people to protect such cosy deals and lower governance standards, given what is at stake is confidence in the system ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... bunch of other factors in which we think are important and remain very strong. One of those is public finances and a credible, fiscally prudent Budget policy." "That fiscal story is what's starting to break down now," he said. If Australia continues ...