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

Search Results

Showing 8291 - 8300 of 22801 results for "Funds"

Industry fund recognised for data security expertise

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
One of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds is being rewarded for its data management capabilities, winning a multi-billion dollar bid to operate Victoria's land titles and registry business for the next 40 years. First State Super will ...

Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... failed to provide a Statement of Advice and Financial Services Guide, and obtain clients' informed consent to move their funds. Aon Hewitt has 185 advisers, and 149 of these are authorised representatives. In a statement provided to the Commission ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... team of lawyers highlighting several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached by retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and others. The Commission also flagged it would examine the current regulatory regime for the insurance ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
UBS Asset Management's latest pension fund indicator report highlights the propensity of Australian superannuation funds to invest a substantial portion of retirement savings in "risker" assets such as equities. According to the report, the asset ...

OneVue posts solid earnings, fund services stands out

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
OneVue posted $49 million in revenue in FY18, up 20% on the previous year, as its managed funds administration service delivered a standout year. The managed fund administration business alone delivered $2.2 million of the year's total revenue growth ...

HNW advice firm adds new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Lipman Burgon & Partners currently advises 175 high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients with more than $1 billion in funds under advice.

SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
More than half (54%) of the respondents in Financial Standard's latest spot poll believe self-managed super funds are too conservative when it comes to allocating assets. Only a third (33%) said they were content with the allocation strategies and will ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... strategies team developed the new SMARTER Beta range in-house, bucking the trend of working with third-party index providers. Funds tracking the SMARTER Beta multifactor equity indices aim to outperform the market-cap weighted index by 2-4% over the ...

Managed accounts forum to address vertical integration, best practice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... governance issues as well as key learnings from the day. "The managed accounts sub-sector now handles more than $50 billion of funds under administration. If it keeps growing at this rate, it will overtake the entire investment wrap sector within five ...