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

Search Results

Showing 1431 - 1440 of 3289 results for "Smith"

Count launches new online tool

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Count Financial has launched a new online tool to help accountants ensure they complete all the necessary steps to continue providing SMSF advice to clients before the July 2016 deadline. The new tool, which launched on 13 October, helps users to understand ...

Active and passive funds are not mutually exclusive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
Investors who think in terms of either active or passive are missing out on the benefits that arise from blending the two approaches, according to BlackRock Australia's head of retail Mark Oliver. He argues that active funds are best considered for ...

FPA appoints new CRC Chair, rolls out education standards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... Education and Professional Standards Framework to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) Inquiry. The FPA has appointed Dr June Smith as Chair of its CRC, replacing Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith who held the role from 2007. Dr Smith will be responsible ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... Narev is down to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch, also in Sydney. CSL, The Reject Shop and Dick Smith Holdings hold their annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Tuesday rebounded as a surge in iron ore prices ...

SSgA launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched the SPDR S&P 500 ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ASX: SPY) aims to provide investment results corresponding to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. ...

New tech can't beat face-to-face advice meetings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Despite the emergence of new technologies such as Skype and social media, more than eight of 10 consumers still prefer an old-fashioned face-to-face meeting with their financial adviser. That's according to new research from State Super Financial Services ...

Real return funds growing in stature

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Real return strategies which aim to produce above-inflation performance irrespective of market conditions are becoming a big hit with investors, according to research and ratings house Zenith. The company has given 11 funds a rating, including six new ...

Janus plays first hand in ETF game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Janus Capital, the fund manager which snapped up 'bond king' Bill Gross following his surprise departure from PIMCO, has joined the active ETF game with its acquisition of a Connecticut-based provider. Launched in 2009, VelocityShares manufactures institutionally-focused ...

Matrix shareholders approve ClearView acquisition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
ClearView Wealth has received 100% approval from Matrix shareholders for its acquisition of the planning group. All conditions of the offer had been met or waived and the offer closes successfully today. ClearView managing director Simon Swanson said ...

Senior van Eyk executive joins independent advice firm

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Senior financial services executive Anthony Vaiente has left struggling asset consultancy firm van Eyk to join independently-owned advice firm Fitzpatricks Financial Group in the role of head of business growth. Vaiente joined van Eyk as manager of ...