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ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... in retirement, alongside the financial security that comes from retirement savings. Addressing the housing affordability crisis, so that we start improving access to homeownership for younger generations of Australians, is a crucial public policy goal," ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... in the opposite direction." That burning building could be a market bubble and bust, a global pandemic or a geopolitical crisis. In recent months, the market is catching fire from supply chain disruptions. At a company level, Fairbrother would be drawn ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... to food prices as driven by fuel and fertiliser costs. Within Asia Pacific, which is home to many emerging markets, the crisis created an evident split. "These inflation effects are expected to be most acute in emerging markets Asia and (as in 2022) ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... infrastructures going into data centre builds also come from there," Robertson said. More vulnerable to the oil and energy crisis, on the other hand, Southeast Asian countries, like the Philippines, experienced massive sell-offs. "These [selloffs] are ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... on the back of decent economic policies such as inflation targeting and strong fiscal rules since the global financial crisis. However, he also flagged event risks when looking at the asset class. "Even though there has been things that have gone wrong ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
With Treasury pledging a whopping $14.8 billion to boost fuel security amid the Middle East crisis, the 2026 Budget has been criticised or missing key opportunities to progress the clean energy transition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Strengthening Australia's ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... still happening regardless of what's happening in the Middle East." Pearce said there were several takeaways from the crisis in the Middle East and how markets have reacted. The first being "beware the predictions of geopolitical experts". "These ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... managing director Jocelyn Martin said proposed changes to negative gearing and CGT would worsen Australia's rental crisis by reducing the supply of housing and putting upward pressure on weekly rents. "Australia has an acute shortage of rental housing. ...

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... for ethical and responsible investment emerged in the mid-2000s as the world started to take note of the emerging climate crisis. She realised clients wanted to make a difference by investing in solutions to save the planet such as renewable energy and ...

AllianceBernstein debuts second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... launched as a managed fund locally in 2024 but was actually established offshore in 2011 following the Global Financial Crisis. AB said its chief investment officer Kent Hargis and his team noted the pain advisers and investors felt during that period ...
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