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

Search Results

Showing 3221 - 3230 of 14212 results for "Interest"

Dexus establishes JV for Sydney building

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... building in Sydney's central business district. The Mercatus Dexus Australia Partnership (MDAP) will acquire a 33.33% interest in 1 Bligh Street for $375 million. Mercatus will own a 90% stake in MDAP while Dexus will hold the remaining 10% and continue ...

NZ overhauls regulation of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... can advise on and limitations of their licence; fees and costs; and any commissions or other incentives or conflicts of interest that could impact the advice. They must also disclose their disciplinary history, including certain criminal convictions ...

Chester eyes ASIC chair role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... announced. A Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee this morning heard that Chester "tossed her hat in the ring", expressing interest in chairing ASIC after she was asked by Senator Deborah O'Neill, who was part of a panel tasked with inquiring into ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... index trackers. Australians lag behind when it comes to adopting passive ESG funds, while Asian investors have shown no interest at all. Looking at the broader funds management sector, Calastone head of global markets Edward Glyn said: "The long bull ...

Synchron demands clarity from insurers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Financial advice dealer group Synchron is urging life insurers to clarify their responses to the new unfair contract terms regime. The new regime will come into effect from 5 April 2021, requiring many policies to be corrected. "Our understanding is ...

Low pass rate for latest FASEA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... This included demonstrating a practical application of due diligence, identifying judgement and biases and applying best interest duty. The other area advisers underperformed in was financial advice construction, including demonstrating an understanding ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... unemployment lower providing enough impetus for higher inflation and by extension, reduced policy accommodation (read, higher interest rates). But isn't this a lot better than having the economy forever breathing through a ventilator?

Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... and setting the ambitious target of becoming one of Australia's largest investment managers by 2030," Macri said. "As interest in responsible investing increases, we're future-proofing our process, procedures, technology, and people to safeguard our ...

AMP Capital fights for fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
AMP Capital is not giving up in the fight to keep its $5 billion AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund (ADPF), despite an independent board committee recommending the takeover proposal from Dexus. AMP Capital said while it has acknowledged the decision ...

eToro combines with SPAC, plans to list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... Through the agreement, eToro will become publicly traded. The company has expanded rapidly, capitalising on consumer interest in investing and day trading, with five million new registered users in 2020 alone. So far in 2021, 1.2 million have signed ...