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

Search Results

Showing 51 - 60 of 320 results for "Tariff"

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... Reserve (Fed) and certainly the Bank of England (BoE)," Miller said. "Australia's eschewal of retaliatory measures against US tariff impositions will mitigate any inflation fallout." Miller added that while productivity growth and elevated labour cost ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... expeditiously reaching a solution that is acceptable and implementable to all." Wait-and-see approach At the height of tariff threats and geopolitical mayhem, management teams had to deal with the uncertainty of section 899, said ECP Asset Management ...

Brighter Super default members earn 11% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... across all of our diversified investment options and more recently the recovery since the volatility sparked by the US trade tariff announcements. Our long-term strategy, which combines active management with broad diversification, is designed to navigate ...

GQG assets hit record high despite underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
GQG Partners' assets jumped $4 billion to reach a record high of US$172.4 billion for the 2025 financial year despite experiencing "short-term relative underperformance". "We have continued to position our portfolios defensively, and as a result ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... future, they are less likely to invest." When omitting the impact of uncertainty, the modelling found that the proposed US tariff changes could have a small, positive effect on Australia's economy. The results suggest that cheaper imports from the rest ...

Cbus, Rest deliver 'strong' returns amid heightened volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... returns in infrastructure and private credit, as well as the commencement of a rebound in property," Gavin continued. "US tariff policy and global instability continue to be major themes for investors. The range of possible returns in the US has never ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... economy, only 64% believe they will impact their own business, with most adopting a wait-and-see approach towards a formal tariff response," Gustafson said. "Internal challenges are also dragging down business optimism. Alongside margin and profit fears ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... initial investor in that, and the sale process worked out very well for our members," Fisher said. At the onset of the tariff frenzy, Fisher said one asset class that performed reasonably well was sovereign bonds. With the 90-day tariff pause ending ...

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
Staying the course on listed equities amid tariff-induced market turbulence has led to MLC Asset Management achieving double-digit returns for the 2025 financial year and, more importantly, real returns for members, according to its investments chief. ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Australia and New Zealand Marsha Lee noted that it was interesting how relatively insulated Australia was from the Trump tariff fallout. Investor sentiment in Australia, nevertheless, underwent extraordinary shifts. Calastone said that optimism surged ...