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

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 14421 results for "Product"

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... the fund had about $1 billion in funds under management. The claims were made via a variety of mediums, including in 12 product disclosure statements, a media release about the fund's launch, statements on its website, a Finance News Network interview ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... breadth of strategies and products. Despite this, two-thirds of managers (67%) are confident that AI will increase their product range, revealing a positive outlook on AI's future role in business.

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is cracking down on finfluencers as more financial services firms turn to social media to promote products and services. The financial services regulator is aiming to get on top of firms that illegally promote ...

AFCA flags legal uncertainty on SMSF wholesale test

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... she said. Furthermore, one critical question for advisers is: When does a financial service relate to a superannuation product? If an adviser provides advice on how an SMSF invests its funds or a service that relates to how an SMSF invests its funds ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
The best superannuation fund products, based on factors such as investment performance, insurance, fees, and organisational strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... the Corporations Act to state that a person who provides personal advice to a retail client about a life risk insurance product, general insurance product or consumer credit insurance and receives a commission in connection with the issue or sale of ...

Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... fees for VAF fell from 0.15% to 0.10%, while fees for VAS fell from 0.10 to 0.07% per annum. Vanguard Australia head of product offer Curt Jacques said keeping costs low is an important way Vanguard helps investors achieve their goals. "Vanguard is focused ...

UniSuper appoints new head of fixed interest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
UniSuper has named Mathew McCrum as its new head of fixed interest. McCrum has over 30 years of experience in the investment management, previously serving as a senior portfolio manager specialising in income-focused strategies at boutique firm Plato ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... are currently five tests in place to determine if an investor is a "sophisticated" one. Two of the most popular are the product value test whereby an investible asset is $500,000-plus. The other is the individual wealth test in which an investor has ...

ANZ to pay $57.5m to settle class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
ANZ announced it reached an agreement to settle a class action brought against it by Phi Finney McDonald in 2021. The class action related to certain interest charged on specific ANZ personal credit cards in the period from 1 July 2010 to 1 January ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT