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

Search Results

Showing 5491 - 5500 of 29070 results for "PRI"

Record FUA, revenue for Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Despite reporting record growth in revenue and funds under administration, Praemium failed to make a profit in the half-year to December. The platform's revenue increased by 25% to $39.2 million, while total FUA increased by 43% to $49 billion. ...

Synchron names new state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Synchron added a new state manager to its network to cover South Australia and Northern Territory. Emma Crothers joins as the South Australia and Northern Territory state manager, based in Adelaide. She most recently ran her own consultancy Fusion Practice ...

Rest awards responsible investment mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The $70 billion industry fund, Rest, has awarded an investment mandate for its ethical investment option. The fund awarded an enhanced ESG mandate to Parametric and Calvert. The mandate is designed to provide further diversification to Rest's Sustainable ...

Skill shortages hitting advice firms hard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The financial advice sector is facing a shortage of skills, forcing firms to change how they do things to attract talent. Profusion divisional director Chris Gordon said he has observed a skilled staff shortage in advice, particularly for client service ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
In a long-awaited move, the government has scrapped the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, making about 300,000 people eligible for super contributions. The bill to remove the monthly income threshold was passed in Parliament yesterday, alongside ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
The Senate has overturned proxy advice reforms announced at the end of last year, three days after the new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December ...

Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
One of the co-founders of environmentally friendly superannuation fund Future Super has departed after eight years. Adam Verwey, who founded Future Super with Simon Sheikh in 2014, has left the fund. "Adam is taking time out to take a break and travel ...

ASX chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
The chief executive of the ASX has resigned from the post as the company grapples with a long-delayed transformation project. Dominic Stevens is stepping down from the dual roles of managing director and chief executive after nearly six years at the ...

Drummond Capital names strategic growth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Investment solutions firm Drummond Capital Partners hired an executive to lead its strategic growth efforts. Joining from Allianz Retire+ this month, Catriona Wortley is Drummond's new head of strategic growth. Wortley was most recently the head ...

Investors Mutual appoints strategic relationship manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Investors Mutual (IML) has announced the appointment of Michael Bowen as relationship manager, strategic groups. Bowen joins IML from global manager PineBridge Investments, where he was vice president, wholesale, and private wealth, responsible for ...