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

Search Results

Showing 461 - 470 of 15848 results for "Now"

Colter Bay Capital opens doors, launches private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... 600bps and requires a minimum $50,000 investment. In the investment team, former Schroders portfolio manager Rickard Hoskin is now Colter Bay Capital's investment director. Ashley Parker is the head of strategy and distribution, while Stephen Nguyen ...

Infocus reinforces focus on adviser support, governance with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... over 600 authorised representatives. Prior to that, Creswell was the head of compliance and professional standards for IOOF (now Insignia) for 16 years. Infocus founder and managing director Darren Steinhardt welcomed the appointment. "Infocus exists ...

US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... commitments from investors exceeding $250 million. Partners for Growth has launched the PFG Income Fund for local investors and has now completed its first close to commence providing growth debt, asset-backed financing and structured credit to later-stage ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... boost retirement income and support retirees' standard of living. However, it noted that usage of such products was, as it is now, low," Hickey said. "It is clear that an established market already exists for Australians to use equity release products ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... significant mismatch between current policy settings and the present-day reality for Australians with super. "Our research now shows the scale of that consequence. The problem these laws were designed to solve, unwanted multiple accounts and balance ...

GSFM appoints two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... promotions. "Next year marks GSFM's 20th anniversary. In recent years the business has experienced significant growth and now represents 10 fund manager partners who collectively manage more than $1.5 trillion," McIntyre said. "It is extremely pleasing ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... thinking. We need smart risk-taking... We can only achieve this together, across the Asia Pacific - and the opportunity is now. "Backing untested innovation means being prepared to take risks. This is how we modernise and strengthen our markets."

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... $308 billion. The custodian with the next largest increase in assets was Citigroup, growing 19.7% to surpass $1 trillion; it now ranks third. Citigroup was a beneficiary of the exit of NAB Asset Servicing, which was wound up in full in the second half ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Consultation is now open on reforms to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence from receiving the super death benefits of their victims. Under current law, a superannuation trustee may be required to pay a death benefit to a person who ...

Clime names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... role to lead the investment team. Clime confirmed at the time that Abernethy will also retain the role of chair. Abernethy is now director of investments and remains a director of the company. Meanwhile, Leo Economides carries on as chief investment ...