The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 111 - 120 of 402 results for "Spectrum"

Global asset manager appoints local insto lead

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020

... and growing our presence in Australia and New Zealand, as we continue to provide institutional investors with a broad spectrum of global investment capabilities and ESG embedded solutions to help them navigate the challenging markets and invest for a ...

Former Spectrum Wealth, NAB advisers banned

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

... from NSW for three years for failing to consider clients' best interests. Jane Myers, an authorised representative of Spectrum Wealth between 2013 and 2017, has been banned by the regulator following surveillance. ASIC said Myers claimed she was only ...

500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020

... Charter Financial and National Australia Bank lost 19 advisers each. Consilium, which had picked up a number of Dover and Spectrum advisers after the shuttering of those AFSLs following regulatory action, lost seven advisers. It is now down to 39 from ...

Former ASIC lawyer joins private firm

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2020

... financial services lawyer with experience on both the contentious and non-contentious sides of the financial regulation spectrum," the law firm said. "Having run large-scale and complex enforcement investigations for ASIC and, more recently, acted on ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

... time that group life insurance premiums could increase by an average of 26% across the industry. At the high end of the spectrum, insurance premiums for WA Super members rose by as much as 60% l ast year, following a review by group insurer TAL, in another ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020

... return of capital, rather than the return on capital. "Credit spreads have widened especially further down the quality spectrum, and credit issuance softened. High-grade sovereign bonds have outperformed credit," the report said. The analysis found that ...

Queensland funds inch closer to merger

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020

... among a series of options available to the funds. "Or joining together for operational efficiencies. There is a broad spectrum," he said.

Freedom Insurance appoints liquidators

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020

... could face a liquidity shortfall in 2019. ASIC earlier this month, banned Mark Schroeder who was the chief executive of Spectrum Wealth Advisors (a subsidiary of Freedom Insurance Group). It also accepted Spectrum's request to cancel its AFSL.

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020

... operations, finance, risk management and governance," it said. "She is an experienced director with appointments across the spectrum of private and public companies, government organisations and not-for-profits." Feldmanis has also held chief executive ...

Morgan Stanley acquires E*TRADE

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020

... capabilities, will allow the combined business to have best-in-class product and service offerings to support the full spectrum of wealth." James Gorman, chair and chief executive of Morgan Stanley, said the acquisition represents an extraordinary growth ...

PAGE:

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA | 12:35PM

Insignia Financial has tapped SS&C Technologies to transform its master trust business as part of its cost-cutting drive that is set to outsource more than 1000 of its employees to the fund administrator.

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY | 12:44PM

UniSuper has appointed a new head of product following Ian Lorimer's decision to step down after 13 years with the superannuation fund.

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:43PM

Global public pension funds and sovereign funds are refocusing on generating long-term returns, generally targeting opportunities in private markets, emerging markets, and green assets, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) Global Public Funds 2024 report.

TAL creates consumer and growth division

MATTHEW WAI | 12:14PM

The life insurer has appointed a general manager to lead its newly created consumer and growth team.

Videos

Brought to you by

Recipe for retirement readiness

Gearing up

Under the hood

Confidence guaranteed

Entering a new era

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Jenny Taing

Principal Solicitor

KHQ Lawyers

'Chameleon ETFs': Still groundbreaking and here to stay?

It was coined as a 'gamechanger' - an ETF that can be bought and sold on the ASX or Cboe Australia but that can also be applied for, and redeemed, directly ...

READ MORE

Robert Talevski

Managing Director

Activam

Tailored or off-the-shelf: What's right for your practice?

In the ever-evolving landscape of wealth management, financial advisers and investment professionals are faced with a multitude of choices when it comes ...

READ MORE

Nathan Robertson

Chief Executive Officer

Alvia Partners

Five principles for successful family office investing

At the time of writing, Australian public companies were at the end of another round of reporting their half-yearly financial results. For investors and ...

READ MORE

Robert De Dominicis

Chief Executive Officer

GBST

Mistaking financial literacy for retirement literacy

Many are unclear about how to transition from working life to retirement, particularly regarding their retirement savings and the options available to ...

READ MORE

Industry Events

MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS

DEC

Advisers Big Day Out - Adelaide

Featured Profile

MORE PROFILES

Kellie Wood

HEAD OF FIXED INCOME
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Schroders Australia's Kellie Wood talks about winning a lot, so much so that it's become a well-intentioned joke with her co-workers - but it's this ambitious attitude that spurs her on every day. Eliza Bavin writes.

READ MORE