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

Search Results

Showing 1681 - 1690 of 7992 results for "Good"

Insurer invokes financial hardship policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... recover, and to aid the general functioning of the economy. "ASIC expects insurers to handle insurance claims with utmost good faith and to deal with complaints genuinely, promptly, fairly and consistently," the regulator said. "Insurers should be flexible ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations". Tom Magliozzi's famous five words appear to have made their way to Wall Street. For how else is one to explain the rally on 'the wall' - S&P 500 up 1.7%; DJIA up 1.9%; Nasdaq up 1.6%; Russell ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... right now. She had a retired client call her asking to buy travel and bank shares because they thought the companies were good value. Those travel companies have seen their share prices slide further since. "It took a few phone calls to explain that ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... yield on investment grade corporate bonds, which compared to term deposits and "high interest" bank accounts, looks pretty good, Kase said. He also prefers Australian corporate debt over offshore debt. "In Australia, corporate bonds are higher quality ...

Cbus ready to deploy cash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... initiatives in the space. In infrastructure, he points to assets that have been identified but haven't been implemented. "A good example is the railway [line] from Melbourne Airport to Spencer Street," he said. About 26% of Cbus's total assets ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... the environment is fundamentally unclear." Ultimately, Karagianis said sitting still can be difficult but it is sometimes a good investment approach until there is greater clarity.

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... lessons learnt from this experience, Russell said, included a fresh insight into the importance of planning - and of having good tech capabilities. "The key lessons are the obvious ones - people and relationships are important for success," Russell said. ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The uncertainty and volatility that COVID-19 has endowed on markets has opened up opportunities not seen in decades, according to a $9.5 billion Aussie investment manager. However, in order to take advantage of these opportunities investors must be ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... been for the Morrison government's JobSeeker payments that limited the issuance of pink slips. But even this isn't good enough. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg estimates that the economy will lose A$4 billion for every week restrictions remain. It's ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... peers: the S&P 500 (-12.0%); the FTSE-100 (-23.7%); the Nikkei-225 (-16.8%) and even the All Ordinaries index (-20.8%). For good reason. The rush to unlock could unleash a second wave of infections. Then again, even if this second wave doesn't materialise ...