The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 321 - 330 of 1325 results for "Territory"

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016

... registered among: other retailing (-0.6%) and clothing, footwear & personal accessory retailing (-0.4 per cent). By state and territory, retail turnover gained in Victoria (0.7 %), New South Wales (0.5%), Queensland (0.7%), South Australia (0.4%) and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016

... September from a reading of 45.0 in the previous month - indicating that Australia's services sector remains in contraction territory. Three of the five-sub-activity indices - employment (44.3); deliveries (46.5); and, stocks (41.1) - remained in contraction ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016

... drove a contraction in production and sales in August. Out of seven activity sub-indices, three move into expansion territory in September: production (up 9.6 points to 52.6); supplier deliveries (up 10.2 points to 56.4); and sales (up 5.7 points to ...

UK corporate pension deficit swells

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016

... corporate bond yield has now fallen below 2% per annum for the first time, representing yet another milestone into uncharted territory," Mercer senior partner Ali Tayyebi said.

December maybe?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016

... mining, construction, utilities and manufacturing declined. The sharp fall in the ISM manufacturing index into contraction territory in August - down to 49.4 from 52.6 in July - points to more job shedding in US factories (the employment index fell to ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016

... 'negative' outlook to the Australian major banks and the AAA ratings of the New South Wales, Victorian and Australian Capital Territory state governments. Langer notes the downgrade is of particular concern for insurance companies that are required to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016

... goodness for small mercies. According to Markit/Nikkei's latest survey, Japan's manufacturing sector remains in contraction territory, but the latest PMI reading of 49.6 in August is the highest reading since February this year, an improvement from the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016

... 37.0 years in 2010 - 36.5 years for males and 38.3 (females). Tasmania had the oldest (41.9 years) while the Northern Territory (32.2 years) had the youngest. The population is greying. Australians aged 65 years and over increased by 19% over the past ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016

... The latest reading brings to a full two years that US import prices (in year-on-year terms) have been in the negative territory. As with import prices, the price of US exports have also been below zero for a while - one month short of a full two years. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016

... increased by 2.3% in June. Lending for owner-occupied housing rose by 1.8% and by 3.2% for investment housing. The Northern Territory recorded the biggest monthly gain (3.8%) in owner-occupied housing finance in June followed by a 2.4% increase in Queensland. ...

PAGE:

Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

Videos

Brought to you by

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

Strength amid noise

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

Follow the leaders

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE

Effie Dimitropoulos

Chief executive

AUDD

Digital assets and where they stand in 2026

So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.

READ MORE

Jessica Sclafani

Global retirement strategist

T. Rowe Price

Rethinking default design in a changing market environment

The evolution underway in the US DC system highlights the value of periodically reassessing default design assumptions.

READ MORE

Industry Events

MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS

JUL

Advisers Big Day Out - Geelong

Featured Profile

MORE PROFILES

Blake Briggs

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Since becoming chief executive, Blake Briggs has renewed the Financial Services Council's influence, expanded the membership base, and strengthened its policy and advocacy credentials. Karren Vergara writes.

READ MORE