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

Search Results

Showing 31 - 40 of 3733 results for %22Mark Jones%22

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... (47%) canvassed are scoring a higher salary than initially offered. Robert Half Asia Pacific senior managing director David Jones said companies are now focussed on cost management and only those with the highest in-demand skills such as financial partnering ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
The Queensland government investor has recruited Simon La Greca as global head of private debt, replacing Andrew Jones who stepped down from the role this month. La Greca joins from Ares Management where he was a partner and head of infrastructure debt ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... arrangements and enabling planners to consult and agree with clients how they would like their advice to be delivered. "Minister Jones has previously stated that he was looking for 'quick wins'. We believe that recommendations eight (simplifying ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... framework. In a joint statement, treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said government reforms will bolster consumer protections. "We will establish a set of obligations and operational standards ...

Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... steps on sustainable finance can also be expected as well as a new focus for the Productivity Commission. "Work Stephen Jones and I are doing on cryptocurrency and payments and work Julie Collins and I are doing on the Housing Accord," he said. Chalmers ...

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... ACCC's crackdown on social media influencers is supported by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, who emphasised the importance of protecting consumers from false claims and deceitful sales tactics. "Commercial arrangements ...

Perpetual welcomes Pendal board members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... its proposed acquisition plan, Perpetual Asset Management has welcomed Pendal Group non-executive directors Christopher Jones, Kathryn Matthews and Ben Heap to its board. The expected start date for the new directors is January next year once the acquisition ...

ASIC launches civil action against American Express

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... obligations (DDO). The case concerns two credit cards issued by American Express (Amex) that were co-branded with retailer David Jones (the credit cards). Under the DDO, Amex was required to make a target market determination (TMD) describing who the ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... financial interest duty. Earlier this week, a spokesperson for assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard : "We remain committed to providing Australians of faith the opportunity to invest their super ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... Version 2 designed and delivered in 2023." In August the assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced the government would review the Code of Ethics next year. Anderson said he looks forward to the review.