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

Search Results

Showing 141 - 150 of 3255 results for "Rather"

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... capital-intensive investment-led regime, creating opportunities for active investors to identify winners in the supply chain rather than relying solely on headline tech names," Powell says. While the Magnificent 7 stocks will continue to play an important ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... can all make as an industry that will impact people's confidence in the execution delivery of advice," he said. "So rather than seeing your clients once, twice or four times a year depending on an arrangement, actually turning that around and being ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... markets are beginning to look more like a game of Jenga, with the tower increasingly unstable as more supports are removed rather than reinforced. The era of low inflation, strong growth and abundant conviction is behind us, at least for now," Neiron ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... stablecoin framework." CloudTech Group also supports the Bill, which it said focuses on regulating platforms and custodians rather than the underlying technology, supporting not only consumers but institutional investors and financial advisers that are ...

Australians lose $13.5bn by delaying retirement switch: HESTA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... "The research finds every eligible member cohort analysed is better off when they have access to a retirement phase option rather than staying in accumulation," Blakey said. "That's why we're calling for a well-designed default mechanism that ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... have involved selective hedging or diversifying dollar risk - for example, through allocations to emerging market assets - rather than selling US assets. And the Middle East war has highlighted that the Dollar can also help diversify risks from rising ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... address this attrition. While this is multifaceted, Mercer said it partly reflects a historical focus on acquiring members rather than retaining them. Typically, members are between 32% and 74% more likely to exit within five years of joining, compared ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... three-quarters of advisers using managed accounts now position them at the center of client portfolios as a core solution rather than as satellite allocations. This has led to advisers directing 61% of new client flows into managed accounts, up from ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... difficult times, but no sense whatsoever of leveraging up the portfolio to improve performance," Russell said. He added rather than changing provisions, AustralianSuper is comfortable with lines of credit which can make handling a liquidity situation ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... vacancies as some may be sole traders/SMEs who shut their doors or sell their business to another financial adviser or firm - rather than their exit a job creating an open position for someone else to fill," she said. "The combined loss of experienced ...