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Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... of RIAA's membership and attending this year's conference. RIAA's certification program also remains the standard in the market for high quality, true to label responsible funds, with over 350 products now certified," Hegarty said. "We are ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
The Queensland asset owner says that as institutional investors prioritise portfolio resilience, there's an asset class that stands out. According to a new paper published by the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), commodities are positioned well ...

Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser said the effects of US President Donald Trump's tariffs may increase competition for Australian firms operating in China. Hauser said he visited China just after Trump's "Liberation Day" ...

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... August 1996, the fund aimed to provide a return before fees, costs and taxes that exceeds the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan (Standard) Index (Net Dividends) in AUD over the medium to long term. It invested in companies operating in countries such as Korea, Hong ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Even with more potential interest rate cuts in the works, Australians feel as though their financial situation is in dire straits as many struggle with the cost-of-living crisis and do not know the best place to seek financial advice, new surveys reveal. ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... alternatives shone during that period and that the asset class had the "best performing assets" amid inflation. Financial Standard was a guest at J.P. Morgan Asset Management's 2025 Media Summit.

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... had a weighting of 6.5%. "What was once a growth darling, was reduced to a real value stock," Whiting told Financial Standard. Alibaba suffered on the back of co-founder Jack Ma's sudden hiatus from the public eye some five years ago. At the time ...

ASFA, EY release guidance on CPS 230

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... (ASFA) and EY have released guidance to help superannuation trustees navigate key aspects of APRA's new prudential standard, CPS 230. CPS 230 will come into effect on July 1, making super trustees responsible for operational risk management of third-party ...

ASIC sues home loan manager over 'unlawful' hardship application handling

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... approach to hardship applications between 1 January 2022 and 15 February 2024. ASIC claims Resimac requested "extensive" standard information from vulnerable customers without considerations if the information provided was relevant or necessary in light ...

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... them. Digital advice can make millions and millions of people who can't afford you become your clients." Financial Standard was the official media partner of the SIAA Conference 2025.