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

Search Results

Showing 1421 - 1430 of 5660 results for "Financial Adviser"

Copia hires from BT

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... manager at BT Wrap and national manager, network development manager - BT Group Licensees. Black was previously a financial adviser at Davidson Financial Group and a distribution manager at Colonial First State. "We're delighted to have Greg join our ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Challenger Life has updated its annuities offering with a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant ...

Aussies stick with DIY advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... women. Another 12% thought they did not have enough assets or investments to justify it. Just 12% are using a financial adviser; another 9% used an adviser in the past, planned to engage one or engaged a robo-advice platform. Among the advised population ...

Loomis Sayles lists active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Loomis Sayles launched its unlisted global equity strategy on the ASX today as an active exchange-traded fund. The Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund (ASX: LSGE) is a separate class of units in the unlisted Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund. The latter ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... and new registration system for financial advisers, including tax (financial) advisers. It also winds up the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority and transfers its functions to the government," she said. The bill passed the House of Representatives ...

AFA names Great Advice Awards winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
In place of its traditional awards program this year, the Association of Financial Advisers unveiled the recipients of the inaugural Great Advice Awards. AFA national president Michael Nowak said due to COVID-19 restrictions and being unable to host ...

Zenith makes senior ESG appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a head of responsible investment and real assets, promoting from within. Dugald Higgins has been appointed to the expanded role of head of responsible investment and real assets, where he will lead the growth ...

ASIC bans adviser, cancels AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The corporate regulator banned a Gold Coast-based financial adviser from providing financial services for four years and cancelled the associated AFSL for failure to comply with its general obligations. ASIC found that Frederick Steven Ackerman failed ...

Financial Standard launches weekly podcast

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
Financial Standard is expanding its media offering with a new weekly podcast for financial advisers, investment managers and super fund trustees. In addition to discussing the week's biggest news, the podcast will feature interviews with industry ...

Conflicts of interest risk in funds management still high: ASIC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
Financial advisers who are vertically integrated or have a financial relationship with fund managers pose a potential risk for conflicts of interest, particularly in relation to costs and managed accounts, new research shows. New research conducted ...