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

Search Results

Showing 451 - 460 of 1326 results for "Pandemic"

Fortius, PGIM make $214m property acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... of China. Fortius chief executive Sam Sproats said his team considered the building a good opportunity in light of the pandemic. "As we continue to navigate the pandemic, there is an opportunity to capitalise on the dislocated office sector and find ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... of asset protection through generations, even in the face of unpredictable and unprecedented events like the current pandemic. This was the consensus during a recent panel discussion on integrated asset protection, presented by Respada, focussed on protecting ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... legal for companies to switch their meetings (including AGMs) from physical locations to videoconferencing, to cater for pandemic lockdowns. The move was supported by the Australian Banking Association, and the AICD. But it was criticised by others such ...

Booming market for financial services jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... resignation. The firm has also seen bonuses offered to get candidates over the line. This is perhaps a direct result of the pandemic, as closed borders have led to a talent shortage. In particular, Kaizen noted a skillset shortage across investment operations ...

New retail investors go digital

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... Online Investing Report showed the number of online investors is up 35% year on year to May 2021 and nearly double pre-pandemic levels. In the first half of the year, when lockdowns were eased, 148,000 new online investors placed their first trade compared ...

Challenger chief executive to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... is working, Howes said. "Following our decision to reposition the investment portfolio during the early stages of the pandemic, as flagged, we gradually deployed significant cash balances into higher returning assets throughout the year, with the full ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... for a decline to 5.7%. This is the lowest level since March 2020 (4.4%) and a signifiant improvement from the covid-19 pandemic high of 14.8% recorded in April last year. The reopening of the US economy (mainly due to increased vaccinations) have improved ...

Top franked stock picks: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... 75% of Dexus' income comes from office rent - making it perhaps a surprising inclusion on this list during the ongoing pandemic - but Morningstar is of the view financial risk is moderate considering that revenue is underpinned by long leases with fixed ...

MSCI acquires Real Capital Analytics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... transformation driven by several factors, including shifting consumer behaviors in work, lifestyle and travel accelerated by the pandemic, realignment in global supply chains, and the impact of climate change," MSCI chief executive and chair Henry Fernandez ...

Vision Super seeds emerging market debt fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... institutional investors that see emerging market debt as an attractive investment. "Emerging economies have coped with the pandemic reasonably well and we remain convinced that the role of EMD in investor portfolios is set to expand in the coming years," ...