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

Search Results

Showing 3211 - 3220 of 7101 results for "June 2011"

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
A financial adviser linked with National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Meritum Financial Group has been banned for six years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). NAB has welcomed ASIC's action against Mark Tidbury after the bank ...

MySuper assets rise strongly

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
MySuper assets rose almost 18% to $428 billion in the 12 months to June 2015, according to data from APRA. Now that total MySuper products represent $428 billion in assets, up from $363 billion in June 2014, that adds up to just over a third (34%) of ...

Listed companies improve ESG approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) found that 79% of listed Australian companies surveyed this year had improved their environment, social and governance (ESG) approach. In 2014, ACSI had chosen 28 companies as engagement priorities ...

Retirement income to take super centre-stage

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
The retirement income market is expected to increase to over $1 trillion by 2025, according to DEXX&R research. Currently, self-managed super funds represent the bulk of the retirement income sector, making up 55% ($336 billion) of retirement income ...

Third SMSF auditor banned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has continued its crackdown on self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors, disqualifying a third person in as many days. James Dermody of New South Wales is disqualified from being an ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
We all know the saying, "it ain't over till the fat lady sings", well, last night... she did. Read her lips and hear her sonata: "Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy ...

SMSFs hurt more than APRA funds in downturn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The SMSF segment of the superannuation system suffered more in the recent market correction, the latest APRA figures for the September quarter show. Total super assets dropped in the September quarter by 1.6% from $2.03 trillion to $1.99 trillion. For ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
"If anything can go wrong, it will." - Murphy's Law No Virginia, I'm not feeling particularly glum and gloomy today just putting my shoe on the other put and wondering what if the Fed gets it wrong? The timing of the lift-off, that is. The financial ...

Sovereign wealth funds banking on Aussie innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Sovereign wealth funds are leading investment in the Australian private equity and venture capital industry, contributing 26% of new fundraising in the past financial year. Not only did overseas investors jump on Australian entrepreneurs in 2015, they ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
As the SMSF rush slows down, Laura Millan asks whether individual funds will withstand harsher market conditions and reviews member direct investment options. It is a known fact that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperformed funds regulated by the ...