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

Search Results

Showing 9001 - 9010 of 28277 results for "NOT"

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... a discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible." (Bacon - Francis, not Kevin) Woe to the UK. As 'The Economist' magazine prints, "The impact on the British economy, which is already teetering ...

The highest honour: 2018 AOTY reflects on win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Adviser of the Year, but said if he had he would look for someone who puts client needs above all else - something that's not as simple as it sounds with all the change in the industry and investment markets. "On the face of it I would look for honesty ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... on the public's ability to access advice, Bishop said: "Our government should be careful that the increased regulation does not increase the cost of financial advice." "There is already a perception that you have to be wealthy to get advice." She advised ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Jane Hume has failed to announce an expected extension to the FASEA deadline but has assured the industry the government is not looking to force experienced financial advisers out. Appearing at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference ...

It's time for super to move on: Combet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
The future of superannuation and its successes should form the basis of the public discussion about the system, not the fights of the past, according to Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet. Speaking at the opening session on day two of the Financial ...

Manager vacancy at $50m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Bradley Hellen and Nigel Markey as voluntary administrators for Blue Sky Alternative Investments (ASX: BLA). The appointment did not apply to Blue Sky Alternative Access Fund (ASX: BAF) or other subsidiaries. In June, Blue Sky bid farewell to its chief ...

Super funds hungry for offshore assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... exposure fell from 39% to 29%. Conversely, global property and fixed income strategies tend to be fully hedged. Funds that are not fully hedged are typically smaller in size and sit within the corporate and retail sectors. Some 88% of super funds tend ...

Beware adviser conflicts of interest: Lonsec

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... clients' funds in your own managed account products," Nejasmic said. "If you're unsure of the answer, then you're likely not offering the best value for your clients and you're likely not fulfilling your best interest duty." He added ...

ASIC bans financial adviser

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... financial services for four years for failing to act in the best interests of clients. ASIC found Bundaberg-based Peter Goudie did not adequately identify his clients' objectives, financial situation and needs, or investigate whether the financial products ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... then take a sample of payers and receivers of grandfathered commissions and conduct a qualitative review to find whether or not payers have ceased such arrangements. It will also examine how rebate arrangements work in practice. Another initiative over ...