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

Search Results

Showing 561 - 570 of 1245 results for "Retail investor"

Magellan flags risk plan for Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Magellan chairman Brett Cairns has publically addressed the risk of anything happening to "key man" Hamish Douglass, reassuring investors that a plan of succession is in place. Addressing shareholders at the investment firm's annual general meeting ...

La Trobe Financial launches retail platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
Investment specialist La Trobe Financial is targeting retail investors with the launch of its new online platform, La Trobe Direct. The new platform provides investors with the opportunity to invest online and directly in to the La Trobe Australian ...

MDAs overhauled by new regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
The operation of limited MDAs is to be terminated under new, long-awaited regulatory reforms released by ASIC yesterday. The regulator has made amendments to Regulatory Guide 179, the most significant being the removal of the regulated platform no-action ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
A well-known stockbroker has introduced two managed accounts strategies aimed at retail investors and advisers. Owner and author of daily stockmarket newsletter Marcus Today, Marcus Padley has introduced two SMAs, partly to service the clients of Marcus ...

Saxo launches digital bond trading solution

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Multi-asset trading and investment specialist Saxo Capital Markets has launched a digital trading solution for corporate and government bonds across global markets. The solution will be rolled out in October on SaxoTraderGO, the group's multi-asset ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
ASIC has published its Corporate Plan for 2016-17, which notes the industry still faces challenges in providing "good quality" financial advice. The Corporate Plan outlines ASIC's vision to "allow markets to fund the economy, and in turn, economic growth. ...

Sequoia launches two specialist retail products

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has launched two new structured products for retail investors. The first, Sequoia Accelerated Return Units - Series 1 gives exposure to Tesla Motors, the US electric car and energy storage company; the second, Sequoia Launch ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
The fear of negative interest rates keeping retail investors out of bond markets isn't just overlooking the defensive role of the asset class within portfolios, it's also leaving a surprisingly healthy return on the table. That's an argument put forward ...

Schroders joins exchange-quoted managed fund game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Schroders has joined Magellan, K2 Asset Management and AMP Capital in launching an ASX-quoted version of one of its managed funds. The Schroder Real Return Fund (Managed Fund) is based on the firm's successful Real Return CPI Plus 5% fund - which at ...

Antipodes LIC aims to raise $200m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Sydney-based international equities boutique Antipodes Partners has launched its first listed investment company (LIC) to Australian and New Zealand investors. Antipodes Global Investment Company Limited (ASX: APL), which has a 'Recommended' rating ...