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

Search Results

Showing 811 - 820 of 2024 results for "AMI"

StepStone signs KPMG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Global asset manager and private markets adviser StepStone has lifted out an infrastructure investment advisory team from KPMG to boost tailored institutional offerings. StepStone has announced that KPMG's Australian head of direct investments and deal ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Australia consumer confidence The drop sparks a rise. There is no doubt that the 8.5% jump in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve ...

ANZ retains FUM during major wealth restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
ANZ has announced its 1H2016 results, revealing it has kept ANZ Wealth funds under management stable amidst a major multi-divisional restructure that has so far cost the bank $138 million. On average, funds under management throughout the first half ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
The Future Fund has continued to de-risk its portfolio amid market uncertainty, preferring to keep cash on hand to take advantage when opportunities are more certain. Figures released in its recent update for the March quarter, show the $117 billion ...

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
A tax partner at business law firm Hall & Wilcox believes some small to mid-size fund managers will struggle to be ready to enter the new tax regime for managed investment trusts (MITs). The new tax regime is expected to become law from 1 July 2016 ...

Fullerton Fund Management appoints head of multi-asset strategies

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Fullerton Fund Management has appointed Pranay Gupta as head of multi-asset strategies Singapore. Gupta joins Fullerton Fund Management from Lombard Odier and ING Investment Management where he held the position of chief investment officer. Prior to ...

Up to 2.4m super members affected by CommInsure scandal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Up to 2.4 million superannuation members could be impacted by the allegations which have rocked insurance company CommInsure, according to Rainmaker Information estimates. A joint investigation by Fairfax the ABC's 4 Corners alleged the company pressured ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
National Australia Bank has announced a number of changes to its leadership following the resignation of group executive finance and strategy Craig Drummond. Over the last two and half years Drummond led NAB's exit of Great Western Bank, the sale of ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Last week was a happy one for equity markets with most benchmark indices registering sharp gains at the end of five days of trade. Is it now safe to go back in the waters? Or a dead cat bounce? It happened not so long ago, you know -- when the rebound ...

IAG appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... communities in times of need. "Brian's tenure has been characterised by transformative transactions that include the acquisition of AMI in New Zealand, Wesfarmers insurance underwriting business, and the strategic relationship with Berkshire Hathaway. ...