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

Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 3148 results for "Times"

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... it's anywhere from 80 to 150 basis points of loss of returns annually, just because we are hiring and firing at different times based on anchoring the idea that either a full market cycle is three and five and it's not, or [that] we're chasing ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... negatively affected adviser confidence, product access and revenue stability across the broader advice market. "In recent times we have seen five platforms and two insurers remove access to new business for advisers operating under InterPrac," he said. ...

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... ETP Report from Rainmaker, the research house explains how products that meet three specific conditions are almost nine times more likely to be terminated within the first five years. The three indicators identified by Rainmaker are spreads above 47 ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... upon retirement members were generally eligible for an indexed pension plus an optional 'Commutation Benefit' of up to five times their annual pension amount, and an additional lump sum of their 'Productivity Benefit'," according to the Department of ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... contributions. The objective of this fund is to preserve capital for possible outflows with the aim of providing liquidity during times of economic or fiscal stress. Between now and 2030, it will also provide funding for designated environmental projects ...

Post-holiday blues drives retirement tool engagement

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... 'how much do you need to retire?' surge around the same time. HESTA identified the boost in activity occurs around four times a year, with jumps also noted in the Easter holidays, around the end of the financial year in June, and in the September school ...

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... flexible repayments and an optional offset, with a digital broker experience that helps reduce friction and improve turnaround times." "We've built in automated SMSF structure checks and document validation to help cut rework - while maintaining strong ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... specialists, numbering about 60 people. Over the past 20-plus years, I also experienced opposition and was dismissed countless times as 'passionate,' meaning 'too passionate' and 'not an investment person.' I experienced derision ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... special opportunities strategies can provide successful returns amid a transforming economy. "Historically, during both times of dislocation and market expansion, special opportunities strategies have been relied on to drive transformation and growth ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $27.7 trillion - its highest level in history. Since 2020, Australia has recorded ...