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

Search Results

Showing 1181 - 1190 of 4021 results for "Staff"

Regulator clamps down on misleading ESG fund names

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... judgements. "These funds often include these parameters in the fund name," the SEC said in its request for comment. "The staff has observed that some funds appear to treat terms such as ESG as an investment strategy (to which the names rule does not ...

Evans Dixon hires former Macquarie chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... a former Macquarie Group chair as a non-executive director, as it reports a slump in profits and lays off more than 120 staff. Kevin McCann is joining the board effectively immediately, Evans Dixon said in company filings this morning. McCann has chaired ...

Evans Dixon slashes staff

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Embattled wealth manager Evans Dixon has revealed it fired 20% of its staff, as it reports its underlying earnings were down 22% for the half-year to $20.8 million. The firm cut 14% of its staff in its wealth advice business, 5% of its E&P business ...

ASIC turns up the heat on enforcement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... obligations. Additionally, ASIC said it had completed on-site reviews at each of the aforementioned institutions, with ASIC staff spending 216 days and conducting 739 meetings with banking staff at all levels of the major banks and AMP between October ...

Sargon clouds OneVue results

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... provision, McKeage also counted, the risk that Sargon operating entities could lose value from significant client loss and staff attrition. "Once we gain access to most current financial information including the secured positions should they not be ...

Moelis Australia names co-chiefs, acquires lender

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... market cycles," Moelis Australia said in company filings. "MKM's development has been driven by its founders and experienced staff." All MKM staff will stay with the business, according to Moelis Australia. Moelis Australia reported $158 million in underlying ...

SMSF Association reaffirms ATO partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... broadly," Maroney said. "As a concrete example of what this means, the ATO will offer secondment arrangements whereby its staff can come work with [the SMSF Association] to further professional development and help us work better for our members." Maroney ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... increase of 10,000 - with the creation of 46,200 full-time positions more than offsetting the termination of 32,700 part-time staff. The Australian dollar dropped to as low as US$0.6610 - its lowest level since the GFC - as markets raised their bets ...

Advice complaints low: AFCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... He added that the larger than expected volume of complaints meant the authority had to take on significant number of new staff, and faced some difficulties training the large volume of new employees up in a short time period. One of the issues AFCA is ...

Former SMSFA chair returns to role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Professor Ralston, in what was a challenging period for our Association, as well as the full support I received from the staff under the leadership of our CEO, John Maroney." Hamilton - who joined the board in 2011 and was chair for two years between ...