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

Search Results

Showing 1461 - 1470 of 4053 results for "Overall"

ClearView results up despite adviser earnings drop

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... independent financial advisers. Ten advisers left Matrix Planning Solutions and ClearView Financial Advice, dropping the overall adviser total to 233. ClearView said investment in its wealth management arm is starting to bear fruit, with a 31% increase ...

Advisers divided over health programs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... regulation, and at the same time, help them build stronger and longer lasting client relationships," Choi said. Industry wide, overall satisfaction with life insurers remains steady and at a high level. About half (48%) of the planners surveyed rated ...

IRESS first half revenues up 8pct, wealth and lending lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... across business segments and geographies as clients seek efficiencies from integrated solutions," it said in a statement. Overall group reported NPAT was up 8% over 1H17 to $32 million. The company has maintained its segment profit growth of 3-7% on ...

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... material such as research and upcoming events that help Australians manage money day-to-day, make informed decisions and overall improve their money management skills. The National Financial Capability Strategy comes off the back of ASIC's national financial ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... illness is the number one health issue facing young people aged between 10 and 24 years worldwide, contributing 45% to overall illnesses. TAL has rolled out a number of mental health initiatives since appointing Glenn Baird as head of mental health in ...

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... products to stable, long-term profitability. KPMG recommended a "fundamental rethink" by redesigning key product features. Overall, retail life insurance drove the substantial increase in profitability in the 2017 financial year, KPMG said, while group ...

HUB24 lifts targets

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... inflows as at March. "HUB24 continues to be the fastest growing platform in the market relative to its size," it said. Overall, the group's revenue for FY18 was $84 million - up 36% over the previous year. The jump in revenue was led by platform revenue ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... retirement phase of the superannuation system is underdeveloped and the Government intends to bring it in line with the overall framework by providing income to substitute or supplement the Age Pension. "Treasury is on a mission and you need to be listening," ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... responsible for evolving and implementing a second-line risk operational management program while constantly evaluating Equip's overall risk management processes. Former Atchison Consultants investment analyst Marc Hollenstein has also joined the industry ...

CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Institute as a professional body. Additionally, 20 sets of practice problems to support the curriculum will be introduced. Overall, the 2019 CFA curriculum update includes 10 new readings and major revisions to 18 existing readings. CFA Institute managing ...