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

Search Results

Showing 771 - 780 of 8857 results for "Data"

Growing super balances show more work to be done: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... strong investment performance has boosted the sector but several inequalities remain. According to the report, the latest data displayed super account balances from 2022 show the average balance for men aged 15 and over is $182,667, with a median balance ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... scams and becoming better at not clicking on links, there are still many of us getting caught in the scammer's net, as the data shows," Rao said. "When credit cards are used for fraud, banks are good at alerting us and are often able to stop the fraud ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... dropped interest rates to 3.5%, the second time it's cut by 0.25% this year. The bank lowered rates on the back of inflation data that met its outlook. It anticipates headline inflation to average 2.5% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025, and 1.9% in 2026. "Inflation ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... be managing director of investment capability and intelligence, which includes investment team capability, technology and data, and research and insights. Genevieve Murray will be managing director for responsible investment and listed equities. Carol ...

Managers struggle to secure positive net flows in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
A minority of investment managers have had positive net flows over the past year, according to Rainmaker Information. Of the 158 investment managers tracked in the research house's managed funds database, only 62 saw net inflows, while 96 experienced ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the rolling yield of 90-day ...

Hostplus launches digital advice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... wealth Kelli Willmer said SuperSmart was created to support the industry to solve the advice gap, leveraging technology and data to deliver engaging, personalised digital advice journeys. "Research shows that around 11.8 million Australians have unmet ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... diversified equities portfolio, with the first being increased government spending in the sector. The ETF provider cited data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) which showed that global military expenditure grew 7% in 2023 ...

Rest hires two general managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... industry super fund has added two general managers to its leadership, one to look after strategy and the other to oversee data and insights. Rest said the appointments were made with its strategy to simplify the super experience in mind. As general manager ...

Traditional economic indicators have 'tanked': Economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... have been predicting a recession in the US for around 12 months, based on the traditional indicators, but she said those data points aren't as useful in a post-COVID world. "Some of the indicators that we used to think of as lagging or not important ...