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

Search Results

Showing 911 - 920 of 1978 results for "TAS"

MetLife makes senior hire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
The former head of group insurance product and strategy at MLC is now leading MetLife's group product division. MetLife appointed Stephen Sefton as head of group product, charged with expanding its group insurance product offering and capabilities. ...

Pengana recruits former AFL player

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Pengana Capital Group is boosting its Melbourne distribution team with two new hires. The first, Broc McCauley, joins Pengana as business development manager, responsible for servicing dealer groups, researchers, platforms and advisers in Victoria ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Consumers may not be good at predicting Wall Street's direction but they sure do impact overall economic growth. While renewed market volatility continue to put Wall Street to task, Main Street is taking the goings-on in America - fiscal and monetary ...

MGP partners with advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Managed Accounts Holdings is adding $160 million in funds to its new MDA Service offering through a new partnership. Independent financial advice firm Bennett & Co has implemented the platform's MDA Service after a competitive review process to support ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Who was the first to blink? Was it Trump? Or was it Xi? "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" Given the financial markets' reaction, they don't care so long as the "lose-lose" situation of a trade war is averted. Still, this will continue to task ...

Aussie asset consultant appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
One of Australia's largest asset consultants will welcome a new chief executive in May following the departure of its current leader at the end of March. Frontier Advisors appointed Andrew Polson as its new chief executive, replacing Damian Moloney ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister said the Federal Government is prepared to take matters into its own hands because superannuation funds still aren't doing enough to stop life insurance premiums unduly eroding retirement savings. Kelly O'Dwyer ...

AustralianSuper appoints Europe head of investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
AustralianSuper is welcoming the former chief executive of a major asset consultant to help expand its footprint and investment opportunities in Europe. The $130 billion super fund named Damian Moloney as head of investments for Europe to oversee the ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Climate change is a growing concern for the majority of investors polled in Financial Standard's latest survey. Despite investors' worry, Australia's top companies are failing to improve climate risk disclosures. Seventy-one per cent of respondents ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation. Available on Google Home devices, Talk to MLC answers 15 common questions members ask: such as how to open an MLC account, find lost super and change investment ...