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

Search Results

Showing 171 - 180 of 9007 results for "Companies"

AustralianSuper backs BlueScope rejecting $13bn bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... power. An AustralianSuper spokesperson told Financial Standard the super fund supports boards and management teams of companies that deliver long-term value for members, and agreed the offer for BlueScope was too low. "We support the BlueScope board's ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... particularly around China's dominance in the processing and refining of many critical minerals, prompted a re-rating of companies able to provide diversified and reliable supply," Jocum said. "The performance of ETFs in 2025 highlights how investors ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... "[Climate] transition-focused frameworks and taxonomies have been introduced to accelerate the financing of transitioning companies, especially in hard-to-abate sectors," it said. Also, in Europe the revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... some places, like St. Louis, Missouri, ownership exceeds 20%. However, only 2.4% were found to be owned by out-of-state companies; the majority are owned by everyday investors operating through limited liability companies. Blackstone is a major investor ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... industrial sector. "WAM active has progressively rotated positioning towards precious and base metals as we believe these companies are well positioned for near term outperformance as the US continues to reduce interest rates, global growth improves ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... micro is becoming macro," the report reads, and investors are worried about an AI bubble. Dominated by a handful of companies with significant spending capacity, 2026 is primed to witness the shift to a capital-intensive growth with the potential for ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... from the bottom-up perspective, you can look for a lot of very exciting opportunities when you're talking about companies. You see all these highly competitive companies in all different areas." China's government last year pledged to cut back ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... market reactions." Green said early interest from investors is focused on several fronts. Public market exposure to companies positioned to benefit from rising resource output is drawing attention. Private credit is emerging as a critical channel, offering ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and companies. In the first half of 2025 the ASX 200 rose by 4.7% led by communication services which surged by 13.9% followed by financials ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... landscape. She says technologies such as AI represent a clear opportunity for strategy and governance, as well as a need for companies to be better prepared for more automated attacks that are faster and at greater scale. Risky business With regulators ...