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

Search Results

Showing 171 - 180 of 4334 results for "FIG"

Investors plan to continue private markets love affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
More than 50% of investors are expecting to increase their exposure to private markets over the next 18 months, with infrastructure and private debt managers expected to benefit most. That's according to bfinance's latest Global Asset Owner Survey ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
While demand for financial advice is apparently the highest it's ever been, the number of people actually seeking it has dropped. That's according to new research from Brighter Super and Investment Trends that shows retirement confidence among Australians ...

AllianceBernstein managing director departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
AllianceBernstein managing director, Australia client group Brad Karp has announced he will leave the investment firm. Karp has been with the firm for close to 24 years. Prior to that he held roles at AXA as business manager - Australian equities and ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the September 2024 quarter and 2.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The September quarter's rise of 0.2% is the lowest outcome since the June 2020 quarter ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
High interest rates (70%), economic downturn and inflation risks (both 68.8%), and the impact of central bank policy (61.3%) usurped any concerns about this year's election cycle for Australian financial advisers and investors, according to this year's ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the start of the financial year has kicked off strongly, following on from a positive 2023/34 result, but going forward the US is better positioned than Australia to continue delivering strong returns. ...

CBA's conviction on December rate cut has 'dipped'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird conceded the stronger than expected unemployment data released yesterday does not strengthen the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to start cutting interest rates. Additionally ...

Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in September, in line with the revised figure for August, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by around 64,000 people and the ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The $3 million superannuation tax passed the lower house yesterday afternoon with a majority vote count of 52:9, however attempts to see the tax indexed were shot down. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other ...