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

Search Results

Showing 121 - 130 of 22461 results for "Business"

Bravura unveils APAC leaders, secures $100m for global push

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... Blackmore has joined the company in a newly created position. In her new role, Kennedy will lead Bravura's regional business, bringing together its capabilities and leadership teams to drive collaboration, deepen client relationships, and support ...

Australia and Indonesia explore direct stablecoin settlement

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... dollar as an intermediary currency. The initiative will explore how AUDD and IDRX could support export-import settlement, business payments and other cross-border transactions between Australia and Indonesia. AUDC chief executive Effie Dimitropoulos ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... socioeconomic advantage to examine how longevity varies across different population groups. Paper co-author and UNSW Business School associate professor Fei Huang said the scale of the differences was notable. "Our analysis shows that life expectancy ...

Ironbark raises $256m from global investment firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... liquidity for shareholders and actively pursue a pipeline of acquisitions. "This partnership is a powerful endorsement of our business and our people. It gives us the long-term strategic backing to meet our ambition to become Australia's trusted financial ...

Perpetual names insto relationship, funds services lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... wealth management, super and retirement, and financial advice, in 2021, and served as chief commercial officer of the business since inception until he joined Perpetual this month. Before that, Crampton led the managed accounts and distribution divisions ...

RE spots potential 'material differences' in Metrics' listed funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... Investment Management swiftly provided an announcement, stating that it has 35% interest in Metrics Credit Partners, where the business has contributed $12.6 million in earnings for FY26, noting the trading halt, but not commenting on the supposed "material ...

Selfwealth expands into full-fledged wealth platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... strategies, over time. Selfwealth head of Australia Samantha Horton said the launch will mark the next chapter for the business following its acquisition in 2025. "While advice has effectively doubled in price, the pool of people receiving it has shrunk ...

VBP names inaugural chief growth officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Financial planning outsourcing specialist Vital Business Partners (VBP) has created a new executive role focused on expanding advice relationships, winning new clients and strengthening its offering to advice businesses and licensees. Craig Kouimanis ...

Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
A former employee of the Victorian boutique advice business has been arrested and charged for allegedly trading client's shares without consent that generated close to $500,000 for himself. Emre Tahsin Basar of Victoria, a former employee of BW Equities ...

CFS distribution executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... officer, while Shenaz Waples joined as chief people officer. Before CFS, Quirk spent a decade at BT Financial Group in business development roles, rising up the ranks to take on senior management positions in adviser distribution for Victoria and then ...