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

Search Results

Showing 1531 - 1540 of 14064 results for "State"

GESB debuts first sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... ESG option, managed by Pendal. The Sustainable Balanced investment plan was made available to members of GESB Super, West State Super and Retirement Income Allocated Pension members on September 27. "At GESB, we're committed to responsibly managing ...

Franklin Templeton overhauls distribution leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... before moving to co-head of APAC last August. Before his start at the asset manager, he held senior roles at Colonial First State, Commonwealth Bank, and ING. As a result of Harrison's transition, Ahmad's responsibilities have been expanded ...

Super tax break changes open for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Treasury's clampdown on tax concessions for superannuation balances greater than $3 million has been laid out in its draft legislation and is now opened for consultation. From 2025-26, the proposed law states that for members with total superannuation ...

Goldman Sachs appoints head of equity capital markets

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Goldman Sachs has named Aaron Lamshed as its new head of equity capital markets (ECM) in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), as Ian Taylor steps down from the role. Lamshed joined the investment giant in 2014 as an executive director and was named managing ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... to 77% for North American respondents. Meanwhile, in the APAC region, 55% of respondents expressed apprehensions over the state of the residential real estate market. Amid a volatile macroeconomic environment and a growing emphasis on private markets ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... Aware Super, CareSuper, Cbus Super, GESB Superannuation, HESTA, Hostplus, NGS Super, Prime Super, Rest Super, Spirit Super, State Super (NSW), TelstraSuper and UniSuper were all acknowledged for their performance. For a super fund to be considered an ...

Global small caps outperform Aussie counterparts: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
State Street says global small cap companies have consistently bested their Australian counterparts, offering higher annual returns and lower volatility. The US$3.6 trillion asset manager noted that the MSCI World Small Caps Index has yielded an 8.39% ...

Colonial First State appoints inaugural chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) will welcome its first group chief executive, to commence early next year. Having stepped down as chief executive of Suncorp Bank today, Clive van Horen has been confirmed as the incoming chief executive for CFS Group. Announcing ...

Licensees shun remediation obligations: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
Many large licensees are failing to proactively remediate clients in a fair and timely manner, operating under a framework that lacks appropriate oversight and accountability. ASIC measured large licensees against standards in Regulatory Guide 277 Consumer ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
DWS Investment Management's American operations will pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission US$25 million to settle charges stemming from greenwashing claims and failures to develop an anti-money laundering (AML) program for mutual funds it advised. ...