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

Search Results

Showing 391 - 400 of 4965 results for "Play"

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Hearts & Minds appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Hearts & Minds Investments has hired a chief operating officer, promoting from within. The six-year-old philanthropic listed investment company has announced the elevation of Maggie O'Neil to the position from head of marketing and operations. As ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... research-driven results make her the right choice. "Zara is also a great example of internal talent progression and will play a central role in delivering great client outcomes within our Australian equities product range," he added. Elsewhere, Australian ...

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners adds to APAC leadership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... timely and welcome," Scaysbrook said. "As highly experienced professionals in private capital, Ryan and Jonathan will each play an important role in expanding our internal sales and client engagement capabilities." Scaysbrook thanked Kerr for his contribution. ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... under the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd period (2007-2013), both Labor governments - such comparisons can be misleading. "Global forces play a huge role in Australia's equity market returns," he said. "John Howard, for example, presided over a China-led mining boom-an ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
The US stock market has returned nearly twice as much as international markets since the Global Financial Crisis, which subsequently resulted in its share of global equity market capitalisation approaching almost 70% by the end of last year. History ...

Former financial adviser charged in alleged $160k super fraud case

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Former financial adviser Abdullah Popal has been charged with alleged fraud offences in Sydney's north-west, accused of hoodwinking five individuals out of over $160,000 from their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). A statement from Police NSW said ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood has voiced concerns about the future of Div 296, given Labor's overwhelming victory at the federal election. The proposed 30% tax on superannuation balances above $3 million could ...

Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Global X ETFS Australia has appointed a head of operations and finance lead and will shortly hire a senior business development manager to boost growth efforts in Western Australia. The exchange-traded fund provider's operations lead, Steven Romei ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... experience in scaling institutional and wealth management platforms and deep understanding of the evolving landscape, Kimon will play a key leadership role for us in not only expanding our geographical footprint but also deepening our engagement with ...