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

Search Results

Showing 1901 - 1910 of 4414 results for "Ele"

ASIC enters new era as industry funding model passes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
The ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill 2017, which will enable the regulator to recoup costs from the industries it supervises, has been passed into law. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the passing of the bill reflects ...

Saxo Capital Markets expands solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Trading and investing platform Saxo Capital Markets partnered with digital stockbroker OpenMarkets to allow easier investor trades in global securities. The firms' clients can now access the major US, UK, European and Asian markets by trading via a ...

Not too late to maximise super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
With legislative changes only a few weeks away, advisers should be on top of boosting clients' super balances, according to a superannuation expert. Perpetual Private head of strategic advice Colin Lewis told Financial Standard one of the most critical ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
"Better, but not good enough": this is how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees developments in the global economy. The OECD also answered its own question - "Will risks derail the modest recovery?" - initially posted ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
The investment strategies for Hunter Hall's international equities funds will be updated following its merger with Pengana Capital, while the Hunter Hall Global Value board has also received a shakeup. Maintaining the current ethical screens in their ...

AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Newly-launched improvements to AMP's life insurance offering are aiming to give advisers and customers greater flexibility and choice. To ensure customers' cover stays contemporary, AMP director of insurance proposition Greg Johnson said options can ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
You've all heard, read and googled the news - the Australian dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Multi-national companies that happen to span the world's emerging markets have entered Version 3.0 when it comes to high-quality distribution models, reshaping the term globalisation. This is the view of Capital Group investment director Andy Budden ...

Manager lists after $3bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The vast majority of shareholders in an ASX-listed fund manager have approved a merger including $3.1 billion in funds under management, creating a new listed entity in the process. Following this decision, Hunter Hall will merge with Pengana Capital ...