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

Search Results

Showing 2951 - 2960 of 18263 results for "Plan"

Australian Retirement Trust announces next merger partner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... competitive process sees us choosing to make a successor fund transfer into Australian Retirement Trust." APSS is a defined benefit plan with approximately $8 billion in assets and 28,000 members. The fund has been closed to new Australian Post employees ...

Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
One in three women don't have enough money saved to allow them to make significant life decisions like changing jobs or changing relationship status, according to new research. The research by Fidelity International surveyed more than 2000 adults ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The Liberal Party is promising major changes to the financial advice industry ahead of the federal election, ones that will overhaul compliance, costs, and education standards. Senator Jane Hume promoted the idea of deregulating the advice industry ...

Winner of Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award 2022 announced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has congratulated the first winner of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for 2022. Melbourne-based senior advice compliance analyst Danica Lozada of Industry Fund Services has taken home the award. ...

FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Heavy-handed regulations puts financial advisers at significant risk of breaching the law, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is urging the government to strip out layers of complexity in the latest round of reforms. ...

Impact manager bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
An impact investment manager has appointed a new chief operating officer as it builds out its impact portfolio business. Alex Wise has joined Wealth of Nations Impact Asset Management (WON-IAM) as chief operating officer. He joins from Castle Hall where ...

ASIC consults on FSCP sittings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
ASIC is seeking feedback on how and when the Financial Services and Credit Panel should convene when addressing financial adviser misconduct. Under the newly released Consultation Paper 359 Update to RG 263 Financial Services and Credit Panel, the corporate ...

CSC turns 100 years old

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... Superannuation (PSS) scheme the same year. The PSS closed to new members in 2005 and was replaced by the Public Sector Accumulation Plan (PSSap). In 2011, Parliament passed new laws overhauling the Commonwealth's public service and military superannuation ...

Implemented Portfolios launches ESG models

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
To meet increasing client demand for values aligned investing, Implemented Portfolios has released a new range of ESG model portfolios for advisers and investors alike. The ESG Aware Model Portfolios are a suite of investment options comprising ETFs ...

Coterie invests in wealth platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Coterie Capital has invested in a wealth management platform that has grown to $10 billion in funds under administration. Coterie allocated an undisclosed stake in Integrated Portfolio Solutions and established a dedicated fund that solely houses the ...