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Trust in Australian CEOs plummets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Client trust in Australian chief executives has dropped sharply during the last five years, in contrast to the United States or the Asia Pacific region, where trust in chief executives increased.

2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Registrations are still open for 2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, where leading Chief Economists will share their views on the impact of geopolitics on the local and global economy, and give insights on where the Australian dollar could ...

Happy holidays from Financial Standard

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
As the end of the year draws nearer, the team at Financial Standard would like to say thank you for your readership over what has been a very busy 2013.

'Funding Australia's growth' top priority for Murray Inquiry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
On 20 November the government released the draft terms of reference for its much-anticipated financial systems inquiry, the first of its kind since the 1997 Wallis Inquiry. At the top of the list was "how Australia funds its growth".

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we cast our eyes back and revisit some of the biggest trends affecting the worlds of advice, investment and superannuation this year.

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the year that was for global equities and speak to a panel of experts about where the best opportunities lie for Australian investors, we also speak to State Street Global Advisors' head of active ...

BAC chair to speak at CEDA annual dinner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The new chairman of the Government's Business Advisory Council will deliver his inaugural speech tonight at the annual dinner hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).

BT's stranglehold on platforms weakens

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
BT Financial Group's (BT) dominance of the platform space has weakened since last year, as a result of "outflows and new market participants", Westpac's full year results have shown.

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the state of play in group insurance and what surging claims may mean for premiums, we speak to OneVue chief executive Connie McKeage and see how pension rules changes may benefit 740,000.

NAB workers demand profit share after 1172 job cuts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Employees of National Australia Bank (NAB) are calling for a bigger share in the record profits the bank announced yesterday, at the end of a year that saw NAB shed 1172 jobs across all of its operations.