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

Search Results

Showing 2291 - 2300 of 4897 results for "Alex"

MLC appoints advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
MLC has appointed a new general manager, MLC Advice. Jasia Fabig has taken up the newly-created role having previously been MLC Advice Partnerships' head of practice development. Prior to that, she was head of sales and strategy at St. George Financial ...

AMP Capital partners with BetaShares for managed ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund; they are primarily targeted at SMSF investors. BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur commented on the partnership, saying: "This alliance is the natural step in the evolution of the Australian market ...

Future Super issues $145m admin mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Future Super has chosen a new administration partner for its $145 million in funds under management. The transition went live today, and OneVue Super Services will now provide member administration services for the super fund. Future Super is an ethical ...

SMSF Association implores Govt not to reduce contribution caps

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Allowing older workers to make voluntary "catch-up payments" is critical to building adequate retirement savings, according to the SMSF Association. In a report developed jointly with Rice Warner and BGL Corporate Solutions, the SMSF Association highlights ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
CBA chief executive Ian Narev has defended his company's life insurance arm in a letter to Senator Chris Ketter, noting he wrote to five affected customers recently. Referencing CBA's submission to the Senate Economics References Committee's Scrutiny ...

EQT managing director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Equity Trustees' managing director has announced his resignation. Robin Burns joined EQT in 2010, having previously been chief executive of Equipsuper. Prior to that, he was general manager - corporate affairs at AXA Asia Pacific, chief executive - ...

Milliman calls out "failures of diversification"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Milliman has criticised "typical" Australian balanced portfolios and a diversification approach to risk management. Noting that 60/40 balanced portfolios "experienced losses of 20% or more at the nadir of [the GFC]," Milliman's report said that this ...

Paradigm appoints head of operations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Paradigm Group has appointed a new head of operations. Carsten Zuber joins Paradigm from Industry Fund Services, where he was the group's project manager. Prior to that, he was manager, wealth protection, then advice manager, at QInvest. Commenting ...

ASIC bans ex-NAB planner from the industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former NAB adviser. Hardik Bhimani was a senior financial planning manager, then a senior financial planner, with NAB Financial Planning from April 2011 to November 2014. It was during this period that ASIC has now accused ...

Australians short-changing themselves with cash bias

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Too many Australians are prioritising term deposits and high interest savings accounts over superannuation, according to the BT Australian Financial Health Index. The survey revealed that 40% of respondents preferred cash-type investments, followed ...