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

Search Results

Showing 71 - 80 of 295 results for "Investor confidence"

Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... report revealed that despite challenging market conditions and the sustained low oil price, Asian sovereign investor confidence remained stable as they continue to pursue long term investment goals through strategic asset allocation. New funding accounted ...

BoJ now top 10 shareholder in 200 stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... governance," the Bloomberg report said. "Proponents, meanwhile, say the purchases provide a much-needed boost to investor confidence." The BoJ's use of ETFs is another example of the financial instrument's usefulness in gaining fast, diversified exposure ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... improves retirement outcomes for all." Garcia said cutting the CGT discount for super funds would undermine investor confidence in the compulsory super system and distort investment markets. "The reason CGT discounts apply in superannuation is that they ...

Magellan average monthly inflows hit $214m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... interest in the strategy to a general resurgence of interest in global equities following the commodities boom. "Investor confidence in Australian stocks has shaken, and maybe we're getting more interest in global equities and obviously we've got a pretty ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... gain from institutional improvement over the next few decades, and, as such, action would greatly improve investor confidence. The top five countries in this group are Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran and India. Australia's demographic index ranking ...

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Shead said. Farley said advisers should be looking to strategies that balance off the challenges faced by investor confidence and have a mindset focused on an outcome as opposed to benchmark relativity.

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Google and Netflix lifted the Nasdaq to a record high. IG Markets chief markets strategist Chris Weston said investor confidence was returning to global markets. "Some of the big macro concerns are abating which is helping the market," said Chris Weston ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... "Portfolio disclosure, and the scrutiny that comes with it, underpins the efficacy of the market, lifting investor confidence and helping attract capital from investors."

Australians wary of new investments: Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... both overseas and locally according to global asset manager Legg Mason. Although weighted averages suggest investor confidence in Australia is high, it appears investors in the lucky country don't want to take the next step and enter into new investment ...

All roads leading to China's "one road"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... for home purchases - and expectations for more policy easing by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) boosted investor confidence, sending the Shanghai Composite index up by 2.5% yesterday. That's fine and dandy, Hamish & Andy, if you live day to day. But ...