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

Search Results

Showing 171 - 180 of 420 results for "Evans"

Managed accounts platform doubles FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... of advice and remove remaining conflicts of interest," Bernasconi said. Libertas Wealth Consulting director Michael Rees-Evans said using the platform has greatly supported it as an independent licensee. "With a large practice in the process of leaving ...

Praemium grows SMA options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... billion platform has added eight models with Shaw and Partners, four with Joseph Palmer, three with State Street and one Evans and Partners model. This brings the total number of model portfolios available in the Praemium SMA to 579. Praemium also added ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... previous month while the expectations index improved to 100.1 this month from 96.0 in September. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans explains the surveys latest results: "Some of this likely stems from consistent coverage of the continuing improvement ...

WA super funds combine forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... options and access to a greater range of personal financial advice options. In a joint statement Concept One chairman Ken Evans and WA Super chairman Tim Shanahan said the merger is great news for West Australian workers and businesses who will benefit ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Neel Kaskari asks: "...if you don't have any inflation why raise rates?" And then there are Chicago Fed president Charles Evans and Fed board member Lael Brainard, arguing that current low inflation could cause inflation expectations to decline that ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... no longer necessary as the downside risks to growth and inflation have eased. But not Westpac, its chief economist Bill Evans is sticking to his guns and saying that, "we are not convinced that the cash rate will need to rise any time throughout the ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... straight month at that. You, I and Irene don't have to hunt for the why's and wherefore's, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans explains it succinctly: "Pressures on family finances, concerns around interest rates, deteriorating housing affordability and ...

Shaw and Partners leverages success to grow SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... introduction of the Hybrid Income and Large Cap Australian Equities model portfolios, Shaw and Partners co-chief executive Earl Evans said clients have been asking for a more comprehensive portfolio management solution. "We sought to take the time to ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... equities, but some SMSFs are more diversified than we give them credit for," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF Customers, Marcus Evans said. "In the current low growth environment, it seems SMSFs have been seeking cost-effective diversification. Our analysis ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... outnumbered optimists (below 100) and worse, the sixth consecutive month deteriorating confidence. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans got it on point too: "Much of the weakness is likely to reflect a mix of weak growth in wages; increases in key costs ...