The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 56 results for "AIC"

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026

... high-net-worth individuals, family offices and insurance companies. This is according to the Australian Investment Council's (AIC) 2026 Australian private capital yearbook, finding that the country's economic outlook relating to tariffs, geopolitical ...

FEAL names Fund Executive of the Year

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026

The 2026 FEAL Fund Executive of the Year was awarded to CareSuper chief executive Jason Murray. FEAL said Murray received the award in recognition of his outstanding leadership through two mergers, his innovative member first service model and his significant ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024

... annum for the last two years as verified by a professional accountant's certificate. The Australian Investment Council (AIC) wrote in its submission to the inquiry that depending on the extent of the increases, the impact on venture capital (VC) ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo has had enough of company directors complaining about keeping up with their obligations. In a speech to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance ...

Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023

New research finds most directors are concerned their boards aren't fully ready to meet new workplace sexual harassment laws introduced this week. Effective December 12, the Australian Human Rights Commission is now enforcing the Positive Duty under ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023

... sector to heights of $118 billion at the end of September 2022, according to Preqin and the Australian Investment Council (AIC). In recent years, Spire Capital director and head of investments Stuart Haigh has seen the private market sector, particularly ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023

Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023

The court case against Mercer Superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations on foot", ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

Platinum Asset Management adds stewardship lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023

Platinum Asset Management has hired a head of stewardship. Julia Bailey joins Platinum Asset Management from Melior Investment Management, where she was head of advocacy. Platinum head of investment Douglas Isles cited Bailey's almost 20 year-experience ...

Mirae Asset grows Australian alternatives team

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022

... venture debt investments over the past six years. McGrath was one of the first investors in Employment Hero, which won the AIC's 2022 VC Deal of the Year. Other notable investments include Zoomo, Eucalyptus, InDebted, Shippit and Phocas. He has also ...

PAGE:

Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

Videos

Brought to you by

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

A guaranteed future

Strength amid noise

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

Follow the leaders

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE