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

Search Results

Showing 8211 - 8220 of 18275 results for "Plan"

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Direct-to-consumer retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution ...

We don't need financial advice: Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
More than 80% of university educated, well paid Generation Y professionals don't think they need financial advice according to a recent study by KPMG. The study, which sought the views of more than 1,400 Australian KPMG employees between 18 and 30-years-old ...

Statewide chief to depart

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
StatewideSuper chief executive John O'Flaherty will leave the company on 1 May. O'Flaherty held the role for five years, during which Statewide's financial planning arm was developed and its funds under management grew from $1.7 billion to $6 billion. ...

PROFILE: HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
"I love the fact that Melbourne has lots of immigrants and great, multicultural suburbs," she says, comparing it to the quiet suburb in Durban, South Africa, where she spent most of her childhood and early years of her adult life. A computer programmer ...

Emerging markets a no go in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... investors in the UK and US remain sceptical about emerging markets in general. Just 12% of UK investors and 14% of US investors plan to increase their exposure to emerging markets this year," the Legg Mason statement said.

Seniors weigh in on super tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Seniors advocate group COTA Australia is encouraged that politicians and the broader community are realising the importance and inter-relation of superannuation, taxation, and age pension policies. COTA chief executive Ian Yates recently said the policies ...

SMSF the next frontier for robo advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Australia's self-managed super fund market will be the next frontier for robo advice but it is not a threat to financial planners according to a recent report from FinDigital and Ignition Wealth. The report, which reviewed 45 robo advice offerings ...

Perpetual partners The Fold to help accountants

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Perpetual Private has announced a new partnership program for independent accountants. The new program offers accountants the opportunity to "partner with trusted organisations to retain their independence and extend their advisory capabilities," Perpetual ...

Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Private equity funds specialist, Vantage Asset Management, has launched a new $100 million private equity fund of funds aimed at improving self-managed super fund investors' access to the asset class. The Vantage Private Equity Growth 2 (VPEG2) fund ...

Local Government Super names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Following the conclusion of Bruce Miller's two year term, Local Government Super director Craig Peate has been appointed chair of the board. Miller will continue as a director and has taken up the position of deputy chair while Peate brings more than ...