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

Investment

And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
China may well let "market forces" dictate the yuan's exchange rate... but only if it's consistent with the Politburo's diktat.

OneVue partners with investment manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
OneVue has been selected by a custodian to provide a consolidated retail and institutional unit registry offering for a global investment manager that has more than $1 trillion in assets under management.

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Speculations are that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) could follow up its recent verbal interventions with actual ones ahead of the near certainty that the European Central Bank (ECB) would boost its stimulus programme come 3 December.

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Corporate governance is becoming a key differentiator for investors, according to Aberdeen Asset Management.

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
The Japanese central bank had been expected to expand its QQE measures as early last month. It hasn't.

GE Capital to exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric, will fully exit the Australian region.

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
Despite the gloomy domestic headlines, indications from which the RBA is directly in charge of - employment and inflation - are not on red alert levels.

King Irving Funds Management launches

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
King Irving Funds Management has launched in Australia.

UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Asset consultants could be in the firing line as the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), sets competition and conflicts of interest within the asset management industry in its sights.

Disruptive companies make great investments: Marsico

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Disruptive companies are proving fruitful investments for US-based fund manager Marsico Capital Management, which hopes its focus on new technologies and innovative business models will distinguish it from established Australian global equities specialists.