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

Search Results

Showing 4101 - 4110 of 10705 results for "May 2012"

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has publicly recorded delays in accessing documents from IOOF ahead of the fifth round of the financial services Royal Commission, beginning August 6. In a ruling published yesterday, the Commissioner detailed that IOOF subsidiary ...

ARCO takes a net short on Australian financials

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
ARCO fund manager George Colman says the absolute return fund has taken a "modest" net short position on Australian financials, as he sees regulatory developments compounding the spike in wholesale funding costs and credit cycle risks. Regional banks ...

Janus Henderson names sole chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
Janus Henderson is dumping its dual leadership structure, with Andrew Formica resigning as co-chief executive. The ASX-listed, London-based funds management giant has announced the appointment of Dick Weil as sole chief executive of the firm. As a result ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ kills off specs (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
Just as it was in late 2017/early 2018, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) once more hosed down recent speculations of a tweak in monetary policy towards an (early) exit. Sure, the Japanese central bank tweaked policy, but in the opposite direction. At the conclusion ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Women are falling behind in almost all aspects of financial literacy and by considerable measure, according to the latest HILDA survey. For the latest study, University of Melbourne researchers administered a five-point financial literacy test, assessing ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Satisfaction with self-managed superannuation funds dropped in the last 12 months, particularly for those with a balance of less than $250,000. Latest insights from Roy Morgan show that while satisfaction with the financial performance of SMSFs is down ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Financial markets could have a brand new worry (or not) depending on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy meeting that's due to conclude this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up ...

NRMA chair links with asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
The chairman of NRMA has been appointed to the board of a $25 billion international equities manager. Platinum Asset Management is welcoming Tim Trumper to its board, with the NRMA chairman set to begin his tenure as a non-executive director at Platinum ...

Life insurers cautious about My Health Record

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
As My Health Record draws criticism and scrutiny, life insurers are cautious as to the merits of the initiative and its potential implications for the industry. The e-health policy has hogged much media attention in the last fortnight as Federal members ...

Industry fund renews insurer, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
A $5.3 billion industry superannuation fund has renewed its group insurance mandate, reduced member premiums and removed automatic cover for members under 25. Media Super has reappointed Hannover Life Re as its group insurer from July 1. In doing so ...