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

Search Results

Showing 111 - 120 of 220 results for "NEST"

Magellan research head departs following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
Magellan's head of research, Nikki Thomas, has left the company after 10 years following a restructure of the investment team. Thomas was promoted to the head of research role in 2014, having been a portfolio manager since 2011. She joined Magellan ...

Fund managers should have personal stake: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Fund managers should 'put their money where their mouth is' and have a personal stake in the funds they manage, Financial Standard's weekly poll results show. About 80% of respondents either agree or strongly believe this statement, indicating portfolio ...

Fintech firm launches $7.5m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... outperforming you? It's all about following the best investors to get better returns so you can to build that retirement nest-egg. And our portfolio analysis tools and flat fee brokerage help you to do that."

Advisers must provide more than financial health checks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... access to health facilities. Having an accurate understanding of all these factors will help us understand how much of a nest egg you need to be aiming for," Haskew said. Advisers also need to know as much as possible about their client's health when ...

Magellan soars past $1.5bn for massive IPO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Magellan's new listed investment trust (LIT) has raised $1.55 billion ahead of listing on the ASX next week - representing one of the largest IPOs for a listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust represents the next phase of Magellan's ongoing ...

Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... unlikely to improve given Australia's ageing population. Due to this, based on research, he said that if you have a super nest get between zero and $450,000, "you will likely end up becoming the state's problem. If you have $450,000 to $1.5 million ...

SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
A State Street Global Advisors Australian-based fund with about $900 million under management is divesting from weapons and tobacco companies. The State Street Global Index Plus Trust, which invests in global companies and aims to outperform the MSCI ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... long-term. Using the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) retirement standard of an approximate $550,000 nest egg corresponding to spending of $44,000 per annum, Teh said that retirees would need to allocate 32% of their portfolio ...

Workers' retirement angst growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... retirement income products than retirees who did not use a planner. The unadvised spent four times more of their retirement nest egg on lifestyle expenditure such as renovations, holidays and new vehicles than planned retirees. The research also found ...

APAC multi-asset strategies receive tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... multi-asset classes and multi-product exposures remains one of the best options available for today's traders to build a retirement nest egg for the future," Smoker said. "The benefit of spreading exposures across multiple asset classes and products ...