 Darren Snyder Managing Editor, Money, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd (at time of writing) Darren joined Financial Standard and the Rainmaker Group as a journalist in March 2015, predominantly covering superannuation. He soon became associate editor of FS Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management, and in January 2017 he was appointed Financial Standard editor. Previously a mining reporter at the Mudgee Guardian, Darren was awarded the Sir Harry Budd Memorial Award for Australian Country Journalism in 2012. The award recognised his extensive coverage of the Kandos Cement Works closure.
DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018 A concept I have heard around the traps this year involves the removal of retirement income from our vocabularies and mindsets. There are industry notables who have also gone as far as saying the word retirement should be given the flick. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017 If I read correctly, Australia has more millionaires than ever before thanks to a strong home share market and property booms in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017 The continuing expansion of financial advice divisions at the nation's most progressive superannuation funds underlines the important and influential role advisers have in delivering successful retirements. Read more DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017 A recent visit to the Australian Technology Park in Sydney and a subsequent media briefing at the CSIRO and Data61 offices made me ponder how many financial services executives had ventured to the precinct. Read more DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017 A former manager in the aviation industry, Link Group's Suzanne Holden says there are more similarities in financial services than one might expect. Read more DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017 Superannuation funds are transitioning to low carbon economies with an increased focus on climate-specific investment strategies. Mercer's Alexis Cheang talks with Darren Snyder about this important cultural shift. Read more DARREN SNYDER | SATURDAY, 10 JUN 2017 First State Super recently created the senior executive position of chief digital officer. It marks a significant moment for the $53 billion not-for-profit fund and the superannuation industry at large. Taking up this critical role is First State Super's ... Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 Globally there are "I told you so" sentiments floating about the index investors in funds management. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016 Superannuation has become a political football of late and it is harming industry progress. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 As a participant in the daily media landscape I would be unsettled to find superannuation funds and wider industry bodies that are ill-prepared for crisis management. Read more |
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