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

Search Results

Showing 251 - 260 of 806 results for "Group of 20"

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Significant hikes in group insurance premiums have been put down to the Protecting Your Super reforms - with members of four superannuation funds facing premium increases of 34%. Members of Crescent Wealth Super, Members of Defence Bank, Bankfirst and ...

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Thinking about diversity as more than simply a matter of gender and race could benefit organisations, especially in the investment and pension industries, according to the co-head of the Thinking Ahead Institute. Thinking Ahead Institute at Willis Towers ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
It was just a matter of time. With almost every person on this planet talking about the "C" word - coronavirus or COVID-19, that is - under their face masks, it's hardly surprising that fiscal and monetary authorities are now fashioning their own ...

TCorp launches new bond

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
The investment manager of the New South Wales public sector has launched a new benchmark bond with a coupon rate of 2%, set to mature in March 2033. Strong investor demand saw the bond raise $1 billion, attracting a yield of 1.565%. TCorp head of funding ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
An activist group who met with $50 billion industry fund HESTA following a protest have revealed that several from their group were so disappointed with the outcome of the meeting that they're leaving the fund. Healthy Futures is an organisation ...

Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
A former CommInsure and MLC executive has returned to Australia to lead local client solutions for a global reinsurer. Martyn Gilling has been appointed head of client solutions at Pacific Life Re Australia, in a role that will see him assume responsibility ...

Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
On the anniversary of the Royal Commission's final report, AFA chief Phil Kewin reflects on the year that was and how the playbook - and rules - changed for advisers. It's been 12 months since the financial services sector was hit with Commissioner ...

More staff embroiled in Macquarie investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
German authorities have expanded their investigation into a 2011 lending transaction, doubling the number of Macquarie staff considered suspects since late 2018. In an update to the ASX on Thursday evening, Macquarie said it was cooperating with an ...