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

Search Results

Showing 171 - 180 of 8707 results for "Report 499"

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
ASIC is suing Diversa Trustees for its role in the collapse of the First Guardian Master Fund, in which $300 million of member money was invested. In the Federal Court, ASIC put forth several allegations, starting with Diversa failing to conduct adequate ...

'Unretiring' a global trend: T. Rowe Price

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
T. Rowe Price's inaugural Global Retirement Savers Study has revealed nearly 34% of retirement savers worldwide expect to work at least part-time after retiring. The survey found this expectation is most pronounced in the United States, where 37% of ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Australia's largest six superannuation funds are making waves among the world's top 100 asset owners, the Thinking Ahead Institute's latest report shows, as they increasingly adopt a total portfolio approach (TPA). The Asset Owner 100 report labelled ...

Preparing earlier boosts average super balance by over $250k: Brighter Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Australians who plan ahead are not only more comfortable in retirement but also see their super balances growing "significantly" higher than those who wait, research reveals. According to the latest Brighter Super & Investment Trends 2025 Retirement ...

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ASCA) has released a white paper examining the changing role and expectations of custodians within the financial services ecosystem. The New Custodian: Platform, Pioneer, Partner is informed by senior ACSA ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
In a report published today, ASIC has outlined several key trends among companies' whistleblower policies, and where they need to improve. Insights from the ASIC Whistleblower Questionnaire: July 2024 to June 2025 (REP 827) - which studied 134 companies ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
While BlackRock acknowledges that AI may become another bubble, the firm remains overweight in its current allocations. The 2026 Global Outlook Pushing Limits report outlined the mega forces moving into the new year, as it identifies that the AI buildout ...

Knight Frank launches private office in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Knight Frank has launched a private office in Australia to provide property-related advice from acquisition and sales to investment strategy, across every real estate sector. Working exclusively with high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), family offices ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Questions have been raised in the Senate Economics Legislation Committee over whether Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been sitting on advice for reforms related to the regulation of managed investment schemes. Senator for NSW Dave Sharma asked the Department ...

ASIC allows more forms to be lodged via email

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
As part of its regulatory simplification strategy, ASIC is making it possible to lodge 35 'paper-only' documents by email, including forms related to changes to responsible entities and managed investment schemes. The regulator said the move is designed ...