 Darren Snyder Managing Editor, Money, Financial Standard (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, 17 JUN 2016 A story widely celebrated in the superannuation industry, investment in property and infrastructure assets has delivered consistent growth-like returns to those who matter most - the members. Read more DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016 About a fortnight ago the Australian Institute of Company Directors began its campaign calling for a 2017 referendum on four-year fixed terms of federal parliament. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016 There were many ideas and lessons emanating from the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) but one session told a story like none other. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016 Every year Reader's Digest publishes a list of Australia's most trusted professions and it bugs me no end that journalists are always near the bottom. If memory serves me correct, financial planners don't place much higher and it must bug them too. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016 An intelligent and robust state politician once gave me some good advice during an attempt to solicit a news story. Albeit cliché, he reminded me "the devil is always in the detail." Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015 Before anyone yawns about another disruption piece, how would you feel if I said one of superannuation's largest components is ripe for change? Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015 When attending superannuation industry forums as a media man there are a couple of moments I always enjoy - personal stories and practical examples. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015 Avid readers would note Australia's superannuation system appears, on the surface, to be leaps and bounds ahead of our friends in the United States. Read more DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 First State Super chief digital officer Mary Murphy is more than qualified to lead the super fund's latest digital transformation. Joining the fund in 2011, Murphy took on the chief marketing role a year later where she led a rebranding exercise ... Read more |
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