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

Search Results

Showing 1141 - 1150 of 2856 results for "Initiative"

IOOF appoints acting chief executive, chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
IOOF has appointed an acting chief executive and an acting chair, with Chris Kelaher and George Venardos under scrutiny. According to a statement, managing director Kelaher and chair Venardos have agreed to step aside while they await the outcome of ...

APRA takes action against IOOF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
APRA is seeking to impose license conditions on IOOF and disqualify several of the firm's executive leaders. In a media release this morning, APRA said it had commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia. It seeks to disqualify five individuals ...

Property fund hires manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
The fund manager of a $450 million office real estate trust has jumped ship to another manager. Grant Nichols who ran the roughly $450 million Australian Unity Office Fund is taking over as the fund manager of the $850 million Centuria Metropolitan ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... services laws. Now is a good time to get your house in order and take a more proactive approach to compliance." The initiative will also provide advisers with easy to understand, curated content outlining recent regulatory changes and other major events ...

Rest restructures senior management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
Rest announced several changes to its senior leadership team including five positions being made redundant and the creation of two new executive roles. A spokesperson confirmed the following positions have been made redundant: general manager of customer ...

Asset managers join diversity program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... investing roles. Fidelity International and Yarra Capital Management recently joined the Mercer-led Future IM/Pact initiative. The campaign's initial focus is on women. Fidelity International portfolio manager Anita Costa said it joined the initiative ...

New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... received "mixed" reactions. On one hand, accessing super early to help women flee to economic safety is a positive initiative that will help many enormously, she told Financial Standard. On the flip side, others are questioning why a "chunk" of their ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Domestic violence victims will get early access to their superannuation. Delivering the Women's Economic Security Statement at the National Press Club today, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer announced ...

CountPlus acquires interest in integrated wealth firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Matthew Rowe said. "O'Brien is a genuine fit to the 'family photograph' for us. Adopting our Owner-Driver, Partner initiative gives the right level of autonomy to the firm and the benefits of the financial and intellectual capital that CountPlus has ...

Warakirri launches new fund for HNWIs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... management team. Warakirri managing director managing director Jim McKay said: "Warakirri is pleased to announce this initiative and has observed over a long period of time the value to investors of incorporating professionally managed agriculture into ...