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

Search Results

Showing 271 - 280 of 6270 results for "December 29"

Lederer Group bids for Elanor Commercial Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
Lederer Group is attempting to acquire ASX-listed Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ECF), which has a portfolio valued at more than $500 million. Elanor Funds Management, the responsible entity (RE) of ECF, said it is considering Lederer Group's ...

CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has appointed Peter Kell to lead an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code). The review will begin on 1 October 2025. The Life Code sets enforceable standards life insurers ...

Former adviser charged over clients' near $1m loss

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
A permanently banned former financial adviser has been slapped with multiple charges for allegedly making dishonest representations to potential investors in relation to acquiring shares in his own doomed company. Donald James Cuthbertson, the founder ...

T. Rowe Price brings research equity strategy down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
The $2.6 trillion asset manager has launched its actively managed Global Structured Research Equity Strategy in Australia, complementing its existing suite of products. The fund leverages T. Rowe Price's global research platform to provide investors ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Former CBA chief economist joins UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
UniSuper has announced that former Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief economist Stephen Halmarick will join its investment committee as an independent (non-director) member. The $149 billion super fund said Halmarick will commence his tenure on 1 August ...

MLC AM reduces MultiSeries management fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
MLC Asset Management reduced its management fees across its four MultiSeries portfolios, starting on June 1. For MLC MultiSeries 30 management fees reduced from 0.40% to 0.32% p.a. For MLC MultiSeries 50 and MLC MultiSeries 70, fees went from 0.45% ...

Cbus deputy chief executive resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Cbus deputy chief executive and chief member officer Marianne Walker has stepped down from the super fund. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard Walker will depart in September. "Marianne Walker has decided to leave the fund in early September ...

Macquarie chief financial officer steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Macquarie chief financial officer Alex Harvey has decided to step down from the role and Macquarie's executive committee, effective 31 December 2025. Macquarie said Harvey intends to retire mid-2026 after completing an extended handover to his successor ...

Australian Ethical PM departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has announced the resignation of portfolio manager Andy Gracey, following 20 years of service, leadership and founding management of its Emerging Companies Fund. Gracey will transition portfolio responsibility to head of ...