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

Search Results

Showing 151 - 160 of 4893 results for "Environment"

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... concentrated set of technology providers. Smith said dependency on the cloud and movement of workloads to the cloud environment has exponentially increased third-party and concentration risk, data security and privacy concerns. "One concern APRA is paying ...

Janus Henderson launches small caps fund in Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... opportunities." "We look for good quality but potentially undervalued companies and believe that the current market environment presents a compelling opportunity for investors to gain exposure to this dynamic segment." Janus Henderson Investors head ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... separations," Chown said. "... technology and data integration present one of the biggest risks to transactions." Meanwhile, environment, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, while not a value driver, are acting as a strict early filter, particularly ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... has warned that financial advice firms without a sound governance framework will be prone to the rapidly changing environment, as platform providers and regulators are now preparing to raise the bar on this front. He said advice firms need to review ...

JANA bolsters senior team with three key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... forward-looking, and focused on helping our clients achieve their long-term investment objectives in an increasingly complex environment."

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Ben Hillier's 83-year-old mother recently went on her fourth overseas holiday this year. It was, says Hillier, at his insistence. A few years ago, his mother was convinced she wouldn't be able to travel anymore. She couldn't afford to do ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... insurers have a critical role to play to ensure that doesn't happen. "Higher living costs and the uncertain economic environment have led to increased stress levels and concern about mental health in our community," she says. "People know that mental ...

ETF Shares flees Cboe for better 'connectivity'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... "We're confident enough in the quality of our products that they will survive and do well in a better-informed investor environment." Cboe was contacted for comment.

Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... said one of the main impediments for encouraging large-scale investment into opportunities that would benefit the environment is different time horizons. "The investment horizon is shorter than the climate horizon... unfortunately, people are still not ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... When everything's going well, and markets have been really strong for a while now, then people get greedy in that environment if you drop your guard on compliance," Gosselin says. "Then it's easier for products to slip through the net. The problem ...