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

Search Results

Showing 981 - 990 of 1608 results for "Foundation"

NZ Super Fund CEO joins PPI board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund's chief executive will become the next chair of the Pacific Pension and Investment Institute (PPI). Adrian Orr takes over from Washington State Investment Board executive director Theresa J Whitmarsh. Orr has previously ...

Countplus appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... wealth management group having been a director since October last year. He is also chair and trustee of the Future2 Foundation and a former consultant and managing director at Hood Sweeney, a Countplus member firm. As well as chairing the FPA for four ...

NAB committed to growing impact investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... $250,000 to the program, matching investment from funding partners including Equity Trustees and the Vincent Fairfax Foundation. "In order to address the social and environmental challenges facing Australia, we need a strong and vibrant not-for-profit ...

BNY Mellon secures former PM Capital head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... return bond strategy and the remainder in custom asset allocation services. "Rob's appointment adds to the very strong foundation that Insight has built in Australia and signals our intention to now extend our institutional capabilities to the local ...

TAL and Qantas partner for life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... Frequent Flyer points and a 10% discount on life insurance premiums if they are considered healthy within the Heart Foundation's BMI range. "There is a clear rationale for life insurance to become part of a rewards program that rewards healthy living ...

Super must continue excellence path: O'Dwyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... our superannuation industry as a whole has well-governed standards of oversight, probity and accountability at its foundation...that will give members an understanding that their superannuation is secure," O'Dwyer said. Further, O'Dwyer described the ...

Mercer partners for robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... success of Eqilize which was launched mid-2016 and builds on its longstanding relationship with Mercer - one of Decimal's foundation clients. "It also further establishes Eqilize as the standard for digital advice among Australia's superannuation sector," ...

Fidante executes growth strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... said: "Avenir's investment approach has been developed from its private equity heritage that we believe provides the foundation for long-term investment success." "By combining Avenir's investment capability with our Australian and international distribution ...

Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
The majority of large institutional investors will ramp their exposure to real assets in 2017, according to BlackRock research. BlackRock's global survey of 240 large institutional investors - including public and corporate pensions, insurers and foundations ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Three major world central banks met this week - all three kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the ...