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MAX Award finalists revealed

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
After receiving more than 1,200 nominees from some 500 industry professionals, Financial Standard can now reveal the finalists for the MAX: Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence Awards. The MAX Awards shine a spotlight on the achievers and innovators ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Is it still April Fool's or what? We all know it's just for a day - the 1st of April - but exactly two weeks after, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything's looking wonderful for me and you. Yes Virginia, financial markets - or more accurately ...

Indigenous workers retire with 27pct less: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Indigenous males are likely to retire with a superannuation balance matching non-indigenous females who have no career break according to new industry research. This finding comes from the latest paper examining retirement adequacy for indigenous Australians ...

Nikko AM hires chief risk management officer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Nikko Asset Management has appointed a new chief risk management officer. Based in the Tokyo office, Mark de Vries will have responsibility for the governance of risk and related opportunities, encompassing investment risk management and enterprise ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Three Canadian pension funds and the Kuwait Investment Authority have won the takeover battle for London City airport with an offer of about £2 billion ($3.9 billion). A consortium made up of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Borealis, AIMCo and ...

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
A revival of industry fund outperformance could play a major role in ongoing policy debate that is splitting the superannuation industry into two distinct factions. New research from Rainmaker Information, released in the latest edition of the Rainmaker ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Financial advisers took home plenty of business tips at an adviser roadshow yesterday - and many of them are refreshingly unconventional. The main function centre of Doltone House, overlooking the waterfront view of Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney, was the ...

Japanese consumers a tad more confident

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Japan's Cabinet Office reported that consumer confidence stood at 42.7 in December. While this is much higher than market expectations for a 42.3 print, it's only a slight improvement from the previous month's 42.6 reading. The overall index is derived ...

Cumulus practices dumping wraps for MDAs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Four Cumulus Financial Group-aligned practices have started offering managed discretionary account services, finding them more efficient than wrap platforms. The practices - Shine Financial Services, Array Financial Services, Mayneline Financial Services ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
It says something about the sweeping remit of financial advice that Paul Fog credits both commercial property law and playing water polo for Australia as steering him towards the profession. From his perspective, though, both are equally important. ...