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

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 211 results for "Fin365"

ASIC retains key role as fin planning regulator: Shorten

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will retain its role as sole regulator for the financial planning industry but will work with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to maintain standards in tax advice. The Treasury released its ...

Bank lends aid to fin planning businesses

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
St.George Bank and other lenders are looking to plug the funding gap in the financial planning industry left by its rivals that have withdrawn from the market. Commonwealth Bank's decision to cease lending to financial planning businesses late last ...

Fin services execs rock 'n' roll for charity

The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) is aiming to hit the $500,000 fundraising mark at the 5th annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar' event this year. Next month, investment professionals across the industry will gather in Sydney to showcase ...

More tax changes needed to aid local funds: BDO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
Advisory firm BDO has raised its concerns on the Government's proposed tax changes on investment income of foreign funds, arguing they do not fully address the tax uncertainties that make Australian capital markets less appealing to overseas investors. ...

Fin services firms rally to aid Queensland

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
From donations to charitable activities, Australia's financial services professionals are reaching out to help Queensland's flood victims in a show of unity and support. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have each donated $1 million to Queensland Premier ...

Advisers must unite against AusFin

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the profession to stand strong and united following the launch on 2 December of a powerful new group calling itself the Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFin). AusFin counts amongst ...

Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
No longer in the grasp of the GFC, jobs within the financial services industry have swelled as companies begin to expand once more according to talent consulting firm, Right Management. Right Management research found that 71 per cent of candidates ...

ASIC slaps tough penance for fin services misconduct

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
In a landmark case, a young broker charged with multiple counts of insider trading has received a four-and-a-half year jail sentence, the highest sentence on record for that offence in Australia. On December 2 John Joseph Hartman, 25, of Mosman, New ...

AusFIN calls for 'fairer outcomes'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
A number of associations, trade unions and interest groups have banded together to push for better regulation in financial services. The newly formed Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFIN) is made up of various bodies including industry heavyweights ...

Zenith wins four fin planning mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
It's been a busy two months for Zenith Investment Partners, which won four research mandates from planning groups including one from the $10 billion-plus Wilson HTM. ASX-listed Wilson HTM, which had $10.1 billion at the end of June in funds under advice ...