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

Search Results

Showing 1151 - 1160 of 1945 results for "Victoria"

AMP carbon screening leads to just two divestments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... oil sands because these produce the highest CO2 emissions. Brown coal accounts for the majority of power generation in Victoria, but black coal and natural gas dominate in the rest of the country. AMP Capital also kept classes of fossil fuel that had ...

BT to manage $1.2 billion for People's Choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... People's Choice has a team of more than 30 financial planners and is looking to grow its presence in South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory and Western Australia. "With $1.2 billion in funds under advice, we brought some muscle to the negotiation ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Victoria abolishes stamp duty on life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
The states of Victoria and the ACT have abolished the stamp duty on life insurance products. The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomed the move and asked other states to follow. "The announcement today by the Victorian Treasurer to abolish stamp ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is trading slightly lower despite a positive start as investors react cautiously to US job figures and await more economic news. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said local investors had shown a weak reaction ...

ASIC cancels two more AFSL licences

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... those customers. The regulator also cancelled the AFSL of Banksia Mortgages Limited, one of the four subsidiaries of the Victoria-based Banksia Financial Group, which collapsed in 2012. The other subsidiaries are Banksia Securities Limited, Cherry Fund ...

PIS adds consultants amid Centrepoint capital raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... national business consultancy manager, effective May 5, 2014. Ryan Goodfellow joined the PIS team as state manager for Victoria and Tasmania on April 9, 2014. They will both report to PIS head of distribution strategy and marketing Neil Rogan and they ...

ClearView appoints former MLC BDM of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... existing relationships. In other recent appointments Kim McDonald has been appointed as practice development manager in Victoria. McDonald has spent the past 10 years working in business development management and practice management roles within large ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
Industry super fund HESTA has given no commitment to divest from Transfield Services, following calls for it to do so from the Australian Services Union (ASU). The ASU national executive adopted the resolution on Wednesday, on the grounds that ASU members ...

AFA Foundation appoints AIA exec as new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Esther Althaus, who took up the role in March 2013 at the same time she resigned from her role as AFA state director, Victoria. Sciarrone is head of retail at AIA Australia and has held senior roles at the insurer from 1994. Before AIA Australia she ...