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

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 3257 results for "Rather"

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... April 2026." VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said inflation is "no longer just sticky" but rather it is "starting to look stubborn". "While today's fall in headline inflation to 4% is encouraging, what is worrying and presents ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... are, by definition, the more engaged members. Any survey, in general, reflects the views of relatively engaged members rather than the very passive majority," he says. "The good news, though, engagement is increasing. People are becoming more aware ...

Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... matter was conducted at first instance," Judge Derrington said. "Appeals by way of rehearing are not de novo proceedings. Rather, they are for the correction of error." Justice Derrington acknowledged that raising new grounds on appeal can sometimes ...

ASIC moves to preserve derivatives and securities relief framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... requirements for certain exchange-traded derivatives involving multiple issuers. The relief allows market participants, rather than intermediaries, to assume primary disclosure responsibilities. ASIC also intends to preserve arrangements that recognise ...

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... intelligence and advanced materials. Powerhouse said the fund that "will not be a long-duration, speculative start-up fund," rather its target companies will "fast become the next 'infrastructure' layer that western sovereign nations will need ...

FinCap launches private markets platform targeting wholesale investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... before receiving an allocation. Davis said the portfolios were designed to complement existing public market exposures rather than replicate them. "FinCap has designed these highly concentrated portfolios to be genuinely complementary to existing public ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... advice journeys. Lusty said digital advice should not be viewed as a replacement for comprehensive financial advice, but rather as a way to serve members who would otherwise receive no advice at all. "The comparison is not to what an adviser can do," ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... share four core strategies that reflect how I manage money: long-term, valuation-driven and focused on fundamental analysis rather than market noise," he said. According to LinkedIn, W4.0 is "a new kind of investment platform" for "long-term investors ...

Accounting sector rejects shifting CSLR costs to SMSFs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Accountants argued escalating CSLR costs stem from product failures, conflicted distribution models and governance shortcomings rather than investors who ultimately bear the losses. The groups said the scheme's funding pressures have become increasingly ...

BlackRock expands active ETF range

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... exposure. The new fund features a diversified portfolio of global equities which aims to generate income from multiple sources, rather than relying solely on high dividend stocks. Managed by BlackRock's Systematic team, WYNC will use the firm's dividend ...