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

Search Results

Showing 101 - 110 of 512 results for "Historically"

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... Most investors focus on this approach and their transition capacity. "This is drawing on the fact that we have been historically looking at primarily carbon emissions and looking at that on a benchmark relative term. We now have - thanks to the third- ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... doesn't get spent broadly across the economy." Fisher sees the Australian consumer as being in great shape, and historically retailers have benefited from the health of the consumer. "Meanwhile, this sector is a lot cheaper, ridiculously cheaper," ...

Finfluencers ensnare female Millennials

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... options. "Finfluencers are stepping in where traditional financial institutions or more established enterprises have historically made this information challenging to navigate and action," he said. Frolov issued a warning to the growing audience as many ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... you need a substantial amount of money," he said. "However, investing beyond bluechip shares and property, which historically has been the mainstay for Australian investors outside of super, has become far more accessible in recent years. "Retail investment ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... experienced increased farmland value this year is a sign of the resilience of farmland as an asset. In 2019, there were historically low transaction volumes in farmland. But, in 2020 that volume increased by 14.5%. Total transactions equated to a combined ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... Kaplan cautioned that "we are now at a point where I'm observing excesses and imbalances in financial markets" -- "historically" elevated stock prices, tight credit spreads, and surging house prices. And therefore, "I do think, at the earliest opportunity ...

Economic recovery has been stronger than expected: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... his own horn, pointing to the monetary policy measures put in place which helped reduce the cost of borrowing to historically low levels. "The result has been a quicker and stronger economic recovery than was expected. This, however, does not hide the ...

No more easy 6% returns: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... or home insurance it costs you money to do that, the insurance company doesn't pay you to take out that insurance. Historically, investors have been rewarded to take out insurance against bad things happening by owning government bonds or investment ...

Aware Super rejigs MySuper option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... current asset allocation levels. Aware Super group executive, member growth Peter Chun told Financial Standard that, historically, Aware has used a much more simplistic approach but now it wants to create a smoother path in de-risking members' superannuation ...

IOOF to spend big on BOLR

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... far on paying out BOLR arrangements. "It's a part of the transformation of the Bridges business. Bridges was historically a combination of self-employed and employee, so it's a hybrid model," IOOF chief executive Renato Mota told Financial Standard. ...