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

Search Results

Showing 981 - 990 of 2074 results for "Queen"

Defined benefit deficit at $182bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
Total defined benefit (DB) super liabilities across Australia stood at $340 billion, according to APRA figures. But this amount is backed by only $158 billion in net assets - amounting to a deficit of $182 billion. The announcement by the Queensland ...

Nikko hires regional sales manager from BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Nikko Asset Management has appointed a new regional sales manager for New South Wales and Queensland. Thira Ngoeun joins Nikko from BlackRock, where he was vice president - research relationship manager. Prior to that, he was a model portfolio manager ...

Pan-Tribal makes key accounts hire from BT

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Pan-Tribal Asset Management has appointed a new key account manager for New South Wales. Mark Aufderheide joins Pan-Tribal from BT Financial Group, where he was a key account manager. Prior to that, he spent 19 years at Asgard after holding several ...

ASIC changes drive GPS Wealth growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The need to hold a limited Australian financial service licence (AFSL) or be an authorised representative of a licence-holder or licensee has seen more than 60 accounting practices join GPS Wealth in the last financial year. The 60 practices including ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of liquidated firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of a Queensland based financial services firm. The cancellation was made at Avamode Financial's request, after the company was placed into liquidation on 4 May 2016. The AFSL cancellation ...

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Funeral bond provider Australian Friendly Society believes a combination of factors is driving an increased demand in the product's annual take up. Australian Friendly Society chief executive Mandy Cooper said over the past two years new business has ...

QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. Following legislation introduced in the Queensland parliament earlier in June ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

FIIG appoints former Wallaby to senior QLD role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
FIIG Securities has appointed former Australian rugby international as its new state manager of Queensland. Mark Connors joins FIIG from Wilson HTM, where he was a private wealth senior investment advisor. Prior to that, he was a lawyer at MurphySchmidt ...

Queensland super funds become public offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper will have their membership open to the general public from 30 June 2017, following legislation introduced in the state's parliament last week. Announcing the legislative amendments on Thursday ...