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

Search Results

Showing 31 - 40 of 19994 results for "Asset"

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes Australia is well placed to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Partners managing director Andrew Lockhart contends the current rhetoric is designed to create fear among investors against the asset class. "The asset class is not homogeneous," Lockhart says. "This idea that all private credit, all private credit managers ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Middle East conflict. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers event in Sydney, Warner said as a long-term asset owner time horizon and breadth of the portfolio has worked in Aware Super's favour. "I'll confess I'm quite surprised ...

ISS STOXX Sustainability names APAC head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... advisory services to help financial market participants understand, measure, and act on climate-related risks across all asset classes. The group's sustainability solutions also cover corporate and country research and ratings.

Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... said Liza McDonald, head of responsible investments. "His ability to integrate ESG considerations into core investment and asset management process to deliver robust financial returns will be highly valuable to our 1.3 million members." Newton brings ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Brighter Super has committed almost half of its planned $500 million in the Queensland Investment Strategy (QIS), two years into a five-year program aimed at increasing local investment across property, agriculture, infrastructure and high-growth businesses. ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... retirement risk advisers can't meaningfully diversify away. While markets can be modelled and managed over time, traditional asset allocation strategies can't insure against the risk of outliving your savings," Kane said. "Guaranteed lifetime income ...

UniSuper pilots' digital estate planning partnership with Safewill

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
UniSuper has partnered with online estate planning platform Safewill in a pilot program aimed at simplifying the Will creation process for members and improving awareness around estate planning and superannuation beneficiary nominations. Under the arrangement ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... compelling opportunities beyond the booming middle class-consumption narrative, according to investment specialists, who said the asset class has other significant growth opportunities, such as innovation, despite political and regulatory risks. More ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... has expanded its Australian wholesale offering with the launch of the Federated Hermes Global Equity Fund, as the global asset manager deepens its push into the local wealth management market. The Australian unit trust, now registered for sale to wholesale ...