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

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 2273 results for "Below"

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... government, policy makers and industry as a critical issue," it said. "Unfortunately, with dwelling approvals holding well below average levels in 2023, it is likely new housing starts will also remain low, despite the national objective of delivering ...

Women still underrepresented in asset management roles: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... investment officers are women, while 18% are portfolio managers. Nearly half (41%) of women are assistant portfolio managers and below. "Women continue to be underrepresented in asset management roles and the funds management industry continues to work ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... the threshold, will be subject to this tax, with no tax refund or adjustment available where the value causes them to be below the threshold the following year." Linking tax to movements in capital markets will give rise to big swings in a member's tax ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... applied are too low and that insurers are still requesting genetic test results regardless of whether applications fall below them. Another major concern is that the moratorium is industry-led and lacks government oversight. Via the consultation, Treasury ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... there is some more to go there. But we expect it to take another two years for inflation to fall that much again and move below 3%." At the recent ASIC Annual Forum, Bullock lauded the RBA's modus operandi of rapidly hiking interest rates since May ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... growth should contribute to lower interest rate expectations," it said. "Market expectations that the Fed will not cut rates below 4% within the next five years are overly hawkish in our view. And in an uncertain world, we believe government bonds could ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... hard to identify strategies. The size of the investments that retail investors or wealth investors are making is sometimes below minimums, so you couldn't get access to the product," he said. "Historically, even if you did access alternatives, it ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... Bloxham said the RBA is now in "calibration mode" and less likely to move its cash rate setting as quickly as when it was below neutral. "With this in mind, we expect that a follow up hike in December is unlikely. However, we see the February 2024 meeting ...

Legalsuper hits members with increased fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... Information, legalsuper's MySuper balanced option yielded a 6.8% return over a three-year period ending August 31, which is below the median return of 7.2%. Separately, the fund continues its search for a new investment chief following Norman Zhang's ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
Of the 16,035 candidates who sat for the Level III CFA exam in August, just under half (47%) passed. This is below the 48% and 49% pass rate for those who sat the Level III exam this past February and August of last year, respectively. It is also lower ...