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Financial Standard appoints deputy editor

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
Financial Standard appoints Whitney Fitzsimmons, former host of ABC's Business Today and Lateline Business, as deputy editor. Fitzsimmons is one of the nation's most recognisable TV personalities, having spent over a decade at the ABC where for eight ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
When the going gets tough...... the tough promises to get going. For a change, a number of equity markets around the globe finished flashing green numbers last week. The All Ordinaries index, for one, closed 0.4% in the plus - pitiful you might say ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Woe is us! Just as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears to be winning its fight against inflation, justifying its less-than-expected "go slow" on stimulus policy announcement last 3 December, crude oil comes along. Though minimal, latest Eurozone ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) says exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the largest beneficiaries of global market volatility as investors look to dodge high levels of uncertainty. SSGA Australia head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly said while dramatic ...

New business drives record HUB24 inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Platform provider HUB24 has seen an 89% year-year-on jump in funds under administration following record inflows in the second quarter. The company's gross inflows to its investment and superannuation platforms for the second quarter of FY2016 were ...

Adviser pleads guilty following ASIC sting

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court to dishonest conduct following an ASIC investigation. Darren Wise was a former representative for a practice known at the time as Financial Planning Services. From 2000 ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
ASIC has banned a former ANZ bank adviser for 10 years. According to ASIC's investigation, Ben Cheung engaged in misconduct between April 2013 and March 2014, during which he was an authorised ANZ representative. ASIC alleged that Cheung forged client ...

Frontier Advisors appoints infra specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
Frontier Advisors has appointed a senior consultant to lead the firm's infrastructure research, build on its infrastructure portfolios, and identify new opportunities in the sector. Joining Frontier from March is infrastructure specialist Peter Siapikoudis. ...

Challenger partners Financial Standard for 2016 Technical Services Forum

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
Financial Standard has partnered with investment specialist, Challenger, to launch the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. The event is Australia's preeminent technical services forum and contributes to the development of the industry ...

AMP Capital names global equities head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
AMP Capital has named a new global head of equities, based in London. In the new role, which the company said marks a change in strategic direction, David Allen will have responsibility for all equities teams across four global locations and accounting ...