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

Search Results

Showing 12841 - 12850 of 22167 results for "Tim"

Don't rule out another rate cut: AllianceBernstein

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Reserve Bank is increasingly likely to defy consensus and cut the official cash rate in 2015, according to global asset manager AllianceBernstein. Consensus expectations of a 2015 rate rise are based on the assumption that a downturn in resources ...

Phone usage reveals opportunity for financial services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
Fifteen per cent of Australians check their phones more than 50 times a day, according to the latest survey from Deloitte, which the company says highlights the huge opportunity for financial services providers to improve mobile offerings. The inaugural ...

Countplus appoints CEO, rejigs board

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
Countplus chief executive Michael Spurr will step down after four years in the job and will be replaced by Total Financial Solutions (TFS) chief executive. TFS is Countplus' financial planning group subsidiary and its chief executive Phillip Aris will ...

Big yawn on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The biggest developed economy in the world growing at a revised annualised rate of 3.9% (from an initial guess of 3.5%) in the third quarter and Wall Street gives it a big gaping yawn? What gives? The tale of the Wall Street tape showed the S&P 500 ...

Murray takes aim at industry culture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray has taken aim at the culture of the financial services industry, arguing there is an 'established mythology' of distrust that must be addressed. Speaking at an event in Sydney yesterday, Murray said that post ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after a surprise cut to interest rates in China boosted mining stocks. The People's Bank of China has unexpectedly cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging ...

ME Bank appoints new CIO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
ME Bank has appointed a new chief information officer from GE Capital Group. Mark Gay will commence in the role on 27 January 2015 following the departure of current CIO Kathryn Hawkins, who will finish in November 2014. The bank said the appointment ...

FPA shines light on "catch-all" dilemma

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The "catch-all" phrase within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) best interests' duty provision is back, with advisers wondering what it means for their businesses. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
AMP Capital Portfolio Analyst Stephen Flegg has won the 2014 Future Leaders Award, run jointly by the Financial Services Council and Deloitte. This year, competitors were asked to prepare presentations on one of four hot topics: MySuper and competition ...

QSuper appoints Decimal as advice platform provider

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
QSuper has appointed Decimal Software Limited as the software platform provider for its scaled advice operations. Decimal's platform will provide QSuper members with the option for limited financial advice with real time process and compliance management. ...