The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 51 - 60 of 1695 results for "Gap"

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026

... representation as of October 2025. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), AustralianSuper has a gender pay gap of 14.6% and 52% of its workforce is women. Since 2019, the super fund has slashed its average gender pay gap from 31% to ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026

... Investors has released a policy blueprint Revitalising US infrastructure: The pension capital advantage, to help bridge the gap in US infrastructure funding with investments from Australian superannuation funds. This comes on the back of Australian super ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

VanEck has bolstered its bench strength with a series of internal promotions and a new hire spanning product, risk, investments and distribution. James Gil and Saul Bernstein have been elevated to head of product and head of risk and compliance, respectively ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

Cbus has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

The financial services sector has again improved its gender pay gap to reach 21.4%, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... five years, and that's leading to structural impediments to Australian households," he said. He also noted the rising gap between house prices and the average capacity for households to pay their mortgage rates. House prices have risen from three ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... trial-and-error referrals that can occur." Meantime, University of Sydney's Elizabeth Stratton said the project will help bridge the gap between how recovery is experienced during a claim journey. "By working directly with customers, clinicians and claims ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

... retirement feels like it's far away for them. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the initiative strives to close the gap between education and action. "The evidence is strong and clear: when people better understand their super, they're more likely ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026

... periods, members in profit-to-member funds have seen their performance consistently outperform retail platforms, with the gap widening over longer timeframes. "For lower balance members, these differences can mean less in their retirement savings, particularly ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026

... with a focus on super and the Age Pension in member calculations, it said. However, these solutions, along with the advice gap, "face the same hurdles to wider consumer uptake." Addressing that, the report noted the Productivity Commission suggested ...

PAGE:

Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

Videos

Brought to you by

A guaranteed future

Strength amid noise

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

Follow the leaders

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE