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

Search Results

Showing 151 - 160 of 6133 results for "Australians"

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... said the investment is to help ensure critical digital infrastructure and information, including the data of everyday Australians, remains securely onshore. The NRFC's investment falls under its Enabling Capabilities Priority Area, which involves helping ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
Successful female fund managers thrive in investment teams that are built on diverse views, trust and transparency, which are equally important in the companies they invest in. Looking at the progress of gender parity in wealth management, top female ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... of such products was, as it is now, low," Hickey said. "It is clear that an established market already exists for Australians to use equity release products like a reverse mortgage to access the equity in their homes without needing to sell their home. ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven years since the two pieces of legislation took effect, ASFA estimated about 5000 Australians per year died without life insurance cover, resulting in their families missing out on nearly $700 million in death benefits. ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The number of superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club ...

Active ETFs drew unprecedented flows in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... of $48.3 billion in 2025, up from $33.3 billion in 2024, driven by accelerating adoption and rapid market growth. Australians showed a keen preference for equity ETFs, with $31.7 billion of the total flows going into the category last year. Fixed income ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... the more positive side of things, Smith pointed to wage growth, which is growing but slowly. " One small mercy for Australians worried about another rate hike: the national accounts measure of wage growth recorded its slowest quarterly growth since September ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australia's industry super funds and a raft of Canadian pension funds will work together to boost investment in their respective regions. A memorandum of understanding has been signed as part of the Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative ...

Centuria bullish on large format retail sector, launches new fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... continued to grow our LFR vertical. The pandemic accelerated DIY home improvement trends but we've also seen a shift in Australians' lifestyle, with a focus on home entertainment and outdoor living, which LFR retailers cater to," Centuria joint chief ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... means testing and allowing super funds to help with applications would make a meaningful difference for thousands of Australians approaching retirement. "And letting members make super contributions from occasional work would give them a smoother transition ...