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

Search Results

Showing 3861 - 3870 of 10361 results for "Close"

BT doubles wrap market share

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Master funds grew $57.9 billion in the year to 30 September 2016, now totalling $713.4 billion. According to the latest figures from Strategic Insight, the surge was largely driven by a strong September quarter which saw funds under management rise ...

2017 set for private equity buyout record

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
It is early days but 2017 is set to become a record year for private equity-backed buyout deals, according to Preqin research. The research found that in 2016 there were 3985 deals recorded, representing a total value of US$319 billion. Preqin said ...

Wholesale funds see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Australian wholesale funds grew $36.2 billion over the September quarter, while retail managed funds market grew $24.9 billion. According to the latest statistics from Strategic Insights, more than 90% of the growth in wholesale funds occurred over ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
1. AustralianSuper merges investment options In January AustralianSuper closed three investment options and replaced them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super ...

Planning firm to launch Netwealth private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Netwealth is entering another private label partnership with a self-licensed planning firm. Securinvest, a boutique financial planning group based in Victoria, will deliver a private label version of Netwealth's managed accounts offering to clients. ...

Elders and AFA partner on education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Two financial advisers received scholarships from Elders Financial Planning as part of its ongoing commitment to further education. Andrew Furlanetto of Victoria and Les Hayward of Western Australia were awarded the grants, designed to up-skill advisers ...

Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... broader reform in this area generally. The consultation paper is available at the Treasury website and submissions will close on 10 February 2017.

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... which not surprisingly took their toll on consumer spending - annual retail sales growth slowed to just a bit over 1% from close to 7% - and, in turn, on business confidence - from a high reading of plus 17 in early 2010 to a low of minus 7 by late 2011. ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
At long last - after 12 long months of toing and froing speculations - it came to pass. The stars aligned enabling Janet to move nearer from turning almost a decade of abnormal monetary policy into normal. Two days less of a full year, the Fed followed ...

Forager to launch Australian shares LIT

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... generating returns and protecting investor capital over the long term. "By removing liquidity risk through converting to a close-ended trust, we will be able to fully invest the Fund's assets when we see attractive opportunities, and remain invested ...