 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, 27 APR 2018 Among the day-to-day public revelations at the Royal Commission, and the obligatory executive departures and corporate restructures, the industry can draw some small comfort that not all mud sticks. Read more DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 16 APR 2018 In the 24th and final Financial Standard edition of 2017, you may recall the biggest news of the day was the establishment of the financial services Royal Commission. Read more DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017 When I think of influential people in my life, it starts with those closest to me: family. But I've also come across plenty of names, faces and personalities that have helped influence the life I live today. Read more DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017 An observation from my recent attendance at the AFA National Adviser Conference was the little reference to robo-advice. Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016 The Art Gallery of New South Wales was the scene of this year's gala dinner for the PFL/AFA PFL/AFA Life Company of the Year for 2015. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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