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

Search Results

Showing 5541 - 5550 of 9286 results for "wealth"

Volatility driving SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... in 2016, falling to an average of 3.4 hours a month, a decline of 8% compared to 2015. AMP Capital head of self-directed wealth and SMSF Tim Keegan said: "We're seeing an increasing number of trustees wanting investment options that improve their fund's ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... budget cycle by tying it to the Intergenerational Report. Industry consultant KPMG supports a shift in policy focus from wealth accumulation "to ensuring super helps to provide Australians with an adequate retirement income." It also supports the adoption ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... rising yen and deteriorating economic fundamentals are negatively impacting the Japanese equities, creating a negative wealth effect. The Nikkei-225 index is down 16.9% so far this year. So what's Japan to do? So far verbal intervention hasn't worked. ...

DeVere chief defends Panama privacy

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... present danger of kidnap in some parts of Latin America for high net worth individuals and their loved ones who keep their wealth 'onshore'. As such, there is a place and a need for financial privacy to protect themselves." At the same time, Green noted ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
New Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Australia is high risk, not because of capital market issues, but because of commercial realities regarding how Australia's wealth management market operates. They cited the extraordinary influence of gatekeepers such as gatekeepers and research rating ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... intend to start using ETFs in the next 12 months. Speaking at an event in Sydney, Investment Trends head of research for wealth management Recep Peker said that ETFs provided planners with an opportunity to stay relevant with investors, listing product ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... net cash outflow ratios trending upwards as an issue that may impact their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Helen Rowell described the issue ...

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... customers to make decisions that will improve their retirement outcomes." Walsh made the comments ahead of a banking and wealth summit in Sydney today and added that developing a more diverse retirement income market in terms of products, providers and ...

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Privately-owned Infocus Wealth Management has acquired its fourth financial advice business in the space of two years, underlining the group's succession plan and wider strategy. Infocus now owns two advice businesses in Melbourne, two in south-east ...