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

Search Results

Showing 451 - 460 of 12381 results for "May"

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... all the obligations that they're taking on, but it's really important that they do," Sidoti said. According to ASIC, clients may benefit from advice from various professionals, including an SMSF auditor, accountant or legal professional, but "people ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... education reforms proceed, Waller said the reform could consequently lower the standard for advisers, claiming that the government may have "brought the pendulum too far back the other way." "My concern with that is all that hard work we've tried to ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... expects another relatively strong increase to trimmed mean inflation, another interest rate rise will be on the cards for May. "The only reprieve for concerned mortgage holders would be a notable decline in inflation, which is possible if last year's ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Australian Navy veteran Peter Williamson called on the government to make him whole after it came to light his military pension may have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired from the Navy in 1982 and was a member of the Defence Force Retirement ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... inappropriately or unnecessarily encourage consumers to switch their superannuation, saying it is concerned that consumers may be being exposed to risk of significant losses. It will look at the financial advice practices and groups using lead generation ...

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... development of the fundamental equity team. It's a change of title for Stanić, who was appointed as head of core equity in May last year. Commenting, AustralianSuper head of international equities and private equity Mark Hargraves said the expansion ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... years. It further added that this would have a more profound impact on members with lower balances, specifically woman who may have worked part time or had breaks in their careers. "This isn't just about individual retirees - it's about Australia's ...

First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... Growth. During November 2025, the strategies experienced sharp declines in risk assets or equity investments. "[We] believe, may be due to investor doubts about whether prior significant rises in technology asset valuations could be maintained," said ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... AustralianSuper has made six reform requests to the government ahead of the Federal Budget, which is set to be delivered in May. AustralianSuper head of corporate affairs Steve McMillan said the pre-Budget submission "focuses on reforms that will enhance ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... reserve and smoothing returns "could lead to inequities where the members who contribute to the reserve in a windfall year may not obtain the benefits of smoothing in later years when there is a market shock." It added: "Reducing the investment return ...