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

Search Results

Showing 3271 - 3280 of 7101 results for "June 2011"

AMP loses risk lump sum market share

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
AMP lost risk lump sum market share to OnePath, TAL and others, according to Plan For Life research for the year to June 2015. Plan For Life's risk market report for the year ended June 2015 shows that overall inflows into the lump sum sub-market grew ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Yes, no, maybe I don't know. That's the answer we got from the very latest US non-farm payrolls report on the question of a September lift-off. There was something for everyone. Those expecting the Fed to pull the lift-off trigger at their 16-17 September ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Shots fired! Shots fired! Yes Virginia, Super Mario returned overnight and shot down the euro, putting smiles on the faces of holders of Eurozone stocks - Stoxx 600 up 2.4% -- and bonds - 10-year yields fell across the region. The euro dropped to as ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Oh-em-gee! Australia, for sure and for certain, is in trouble now. Economic growth has slowed to a crawl - a mere 0.2% in the second quarter - and that 2.5% below-trend growth in the first quarter we've all been moaning about has fallen below-er trend ...

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
The Future Fund has reported a 15.4% return for the year to 30 June 2015 and has dramatically increased its cash exposure to 19.5% as it expects higher volatility and lower global growth. The fund's cash exposure has increased from 11.2% to 19.5% in ...

REST appoints exec from SSFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
REST has appointed a chief risk officer who was previously a risk manager at State Super Financial Services (SSFS). Phil Budge joined REST in June 2015 and is responsible for the fund's risk management framework. At the same time, he provides independent ...

HUB24 sees 3000% profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
HUB24 grew gross profit by 3000% in the 2015 financial year to $4.8 million, after a $0.1 million loss in the previous corresponding period. In its annual report, the investment administrator also noted it expected to reach $2 billion in funds under ...

Planners ready for Trowbridge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
Around 80% of planners are prepared to make changes to their business models should the Trowbridge recommendations be implemented, according to Investment Trends research. The June 2015 Planner Risk Report suggests most (roughly 75%) financial advisers ...

Feds still in a hole at the Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
"You say it best when you say nothing at all." - Ronan Keating Or rather, they did - the voting and non-voting members of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC). Their conflicting stances did not settle the when of the lift-off issue one single ...