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Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison is laying the groundwork for a boost in national infrastructure investment after unveiling changes to the way government debt is reported. In his final pre-budget speech, delivered to the Australian Business Economists ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Brown's Hoyle challenged this, saying quotas represent another form of discrimination and employment should be based on merit. "The end goal is so important to get more female advisers and more females running companies, but I think there's a way to ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Merits behind the Superannuation (Objective) Bill may soon be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... company is in discussions to acquire Sandhurst's estates business, and is currently considering the "strategic and financial merit of combining the two businesses." At this stage no agreement is confirmed. EQT has been on a major growth drive throughout ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Using macroeconomic forecasts to predict global politics isn't too far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more ...

New GM for Meritum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
NAB-aligned Meritum Financial Group has appointment a new general manager. Stephen Poole, who is currently manager of business growth for NAB and MLC's advice partnerships in Queensland, will take on the role. Prior to joining NAB he was chief executive ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A merger between the FPA and the AFA certainly has its merits, but could incur greater division within the financial advice landscape. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said he often ...

JPMorgan Chase to pay bribery fines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... children of government officials and other favoured referrals who were typically unqualified for the positions on their own merit," director of the SEC enforcement division, Andrew Ceresney said. "JPMorgan employees knew the firm was potentially violating ...

Technical Services Forum shines light on leading specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Technical services managers from IOOF and ANZ took the scholarship awards for UNSW Retirement Planning and Aged Care courses at the final Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2016. Ling Wang and Rahul Sing, technical services managers ...

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... incentives relating to superannuation. It also wants the Federal Government to restart Fair Work Commission processes to build a merit based safety net of default funds for Australians that rely on their employer's choice of fund. The push comes as an ...