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BT advice boss lands new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
The former general manager of BT Financial Advice, who was grilled at Royal Commission hearings last year, will lead an ASX-listed managed accounts provider for a $500,000 base salary. Michael Wright will join Xplore Wealth (formerly Managed Accounts ...

Modern slavery rife across sectors: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
Modern-day slavery remains widespread across many sectors, while some public companies have yet to map out their supply chains where the practise is deeply embedded, according to a fund manager. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson-Sweeny said ...

Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
While the Liberal Party's win came as a surprise to the majority of our readership, stock market investors on the other hand were buoyant with the result, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 63% of participants said the Morrison ...

Trump will continue to buoy stock markets: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... majority of readers (68%) agree that since special counsel Mueller's investigation, which found Trump did not obstruct justice, stock markets will continue to outperform. In response to the report, Trump tweeted on March 25: "The Special Counsel did ...

Market cap funds disappoint investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... volatility investors exposed to "extreme risks." One example of extreme risks is speculative valuation. This is when the stock price is significantly decoupled from the fundamental attributes of the underlying company, he said, noting the tech bubble ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... gradual Fed tightening cycle also expected to remain supportive. The financials sector was highlighted as a likely bright spot while defensives like consumer staples, real estate and utility stocks expected to lag. The article also noted that outlook ...

Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... partnership with IAG helped identify threats, decomposed these threats into controls and finally set up key measures to take stock of IAG's total financial exposure This week, we find out if stopping life insurers asking applicants if they have undertaken ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... is not spooking investors as the majority are adamant about holding onto their equity portfolio, Financial Standard's spot poll shows. Most readers (61%) said volatility raging in global and local share markets won't force them to change their ...

Platform providers crack S&P/ASX 300

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... Perpetual Limited has slid out of the S&P/ASX 100 index. Its spot is going to Reliance Worldwide Corporation Limited - a stock loved by the likes of Firetrail Investments. Praemium earns the spot just as its revenues inch towards the $50 million mark. ...

AMP slides off ASX top 20

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... turnover, eligible non-constituent securities will generally only be considered for index inclusion once a current constituent stock is excluded due to a sufficiently low rank and/or liquidity, based on the float-adjusted market capitalization," the ...