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

Search Results

Showing 7171 - 7180 of 19594 results for "RIS"

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
A thematic international investment house partnered with a $110 billion platform to provide access to several separately managed accounts. Praemium has added three themed global share portfolios from Macrovue; the Macroevue Car of the Future Concentrated ...

ASIC wants industry views on short selling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
ASIC is reviewing its approach to short selling, including a proposal which would allow market makers of certain exchange-traded products to naked short sell units in an ETF or a managed fund. The law enforcement agency is seeking feedback on several ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Six index points or 0.1% is all the All Ordinaries index needs to add to by the close of today's trading activity and it would match the decade-high (January 2008) closing level of 6241.46 points recorded on January 9 this year. As at yesterday's ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The millennial super fund which now manages about $180 million in funds has added two industry veterans to its top brass among four new appointments. The move tightens its compliance and governance. Andrew Moore will now serve as chairperson on Spaceship ...

Vertical integration needs overhaul: Poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
As the advice industry reels from the impact of Royal Commission misconduct revelations that stemmed from vertically-integrated models, seven in ten Financial Standard readers are of the opinion these model need a revamp. Starting May 7, we asked our ...

Adviser disciplinary regime has holes: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers concedes the existing disciplinary regime for financial advisers is largely ineffective due to a lack of communication between responsible parties. In its response submission to the Royal Commission the AFA said ...

Blue Sky director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
A non-executive director on Blue Sky's board resigned from his position. Michael Gordon said his resignation from Blue Sky's board was for health reasons. Apart from Blue Sky, Gordon has also served as a director of Yarra Capital Management, as a member ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The prevailing global dynamics of tight labour markets and low inflation is not the sole purview of big developed economies. It's happening in the US - the biggest economy in the world (US$18.6 trillion in 2016, according to World Bank estimates) ...

ASIC and FPA submit recommendations to RC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
ASIC and the FPA have made several recommendations to the Royal Commission, including eliminating the practice of grandfathered advice commissions. In its second round submission to the Commission, ASIC said it was concerned ongoing advice arrangements ...

Mental health to transform life insurance: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
ANZ Wealth is making inroads with its newly launched mental health initiatives, including innovative and preventative programs aiming for the life insurer to play a more active role in the space. According to ANZ Wealth head of mental health and wellness ...