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

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 1654 results for "COVID"

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... historically proven to be a defensive investment option during the more common recessions of the past 35 years, indicating that COVID-19 and Global Financial Crisis were more of an exception than the norm. Principal Asset Management chief investment ...

Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... superannuation rules for purposes like aiding first home buyers or providing support during economic downturns, as seen during the COVID crisis. "Members' money is being used to ensure that super is hermetically sealed, even though that might not ...

Treasury unveils Stage 3 tax cuts changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... necessary as the original tax cuts legislated by the Morrison government in 2018 were no longer fit for purpose following the COVID-19 pandemic and other "unanticipated shocks". "The recommended package is estimated to provide cost-of-living relief to ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... discounts have remained near 15%," it said. "Lastly, despite expectations of slower growth and rates settling higher than before COVID, private credit fundamentals remain attractive."

AFCA amends consumer compensation caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... has also worked with more than 16,500 victims of scams and more than 7500 people affected by natural disasters, excluding COVID-19.

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... rates are therefore likely to remain at heightened levels compared with periods following the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic." The fund manager maintains its position on sticking to a 60-40 portfolio, confident in the probability of it ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... adviser at Main Street Financial Solutions, sees sophisticated investors' interest in private markets grow since the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to diversify away from equity markets. "We use private equity fund exposure predominantly as a means ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... have been important considerations; larger super funds deal with thousands of employer groups and we only deal with one, COVID-19 dramatically changed the demographics of Qantas Super's membership, legislative changes mean Qantas Super will likely ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... inflation numbers as opposed to the supply side, which has dominated over the last few years, particularly at the start of COVID-19. "Pandemic-related supply chain problems occurred at the same time as demand for goods was strong, resulting in a sharp ...

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... it's worked with more than 16,500 victims of scams and more than 7500 people affected by natural disasters, excluding COVID-19. Further, it's helped more than 30,000 people experiencing financial difficulty and registered more than 17,000 COVID-related ...