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

Search Results

Showing 751 - 760 of 1555 results for Darren Snyder

Group insurance gets a makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Unprecedented pricing pressure and regulatory forces have led superannuation funds to overhaul group life insurance offerings to better balance competitive premiums with valuable benefits. The overhauls predominantly come on the back of two factors ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia is inside the top 10 of more than 30 countries when it comes to the percentage of women on financial services executive committees. The latest Women in Financial Services report prepared by management consultant Oliver Wyman shows women account ...

National dealer group adds two advice firms

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Dealer group Elders Financial Planning is adding two firms to its national adviser business. Queensland-based Legacy Planning and Victoria-based Ellhan Financial Services have signed with the Elders dealer group. Legacy Planning owner and director JosA(C) ...

LUCRF Super appoints new board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Industry super fund LUCRF Super has appointed Phil Caris as an employer representative to its board of directors. Caris was appointed to the board in May and is a senior international HR professional with 25 years' experience in large and medium size ...

Suncorp rolls out online only super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Suncorp's superannuation arm has launched an online only product with several aims, including bridging the relationships between financial advisers and less engaged super members. Known as Suncorp Brighter Super, the product gives both advisers and ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Global investment and asset manager William Blair believes there are several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair ...

Surveys show accumulation and retirement battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Two superannuation industry surveys published this week have again reflected the difference between Australia's strong accumulation system and its problematic retirement models. Results from a Roy Morgan survey of more than 18,000 Australians with superannuation ...

Macquarie infrastructure head joins KKR

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
A former Macquarie Group senior managing director and head of infrastructure mergers and acquisitions has joined another global investment firm. Joining KKR as a managing director in its global infrastructure team is Tara Davies. She has more than 17 ...

Property funds battle over GMF merger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties Australia says continuing its offer to merge with the GPT Metro Office Fund (GMF) via a trust scheme will be challenging as it faces competition for the fund from another investor. Growthpoint said ...

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann recently announced two appointments to the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Joining the Future Fund Board of Guardians for a five-year term are Erin Flaherty and Michael Wachtel. Their term began on 3 April 2016 ...