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

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 1584 results for "Light"

AFCA puts InterPrac determinations on ice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is pausing all InterPrac Financial Planning-related determinations as court proceedings instigated by the latter are underway. For people affected, the pause in determinations mean their complaints ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers said opportunities to modernise and strengthen the performance test can provide strong protections in light of the collapse of Shield and First Guardian. Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert said the fact that tens ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... not designed to oversee the scale and nature of mental health related claims it's now seeing. "This report shines a light on a major productivity challenge facing our nation. More and more Australians are taking time off work and getting financial ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... of losers as well as a lot of winners from AI," Bentham's Quin says. AI disruption is still very real, especially in light of some of the changes in how companies in the sector are raising funds. The hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... with their superannuation. "The advent of Payday Super will also potentially help even more people see super in the same light as they see their pay - as something to be regularly managed," he said. "This coupled with the increase in housing prices ...

MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... MAX Awards have been selected across 19 categories. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards shine a light on individuals and teams excelling in the fields of marketing, sales and advertising on behalf of financial services businesses. ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... sees the ongoing buildout as one of the defining forces shaping markets in 2026. "This shift marks a move from a capital-light tech regime to a capital-intensive investment-led regime, creating opportunities for active investors to identify winners in ...

Minchin Moore, Edney Ryan Wealth Management merge

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
Edney Ryan Wealth Management, the advice arm of Edney Ryan Group, will merge with Minchin Moore Private Wealth, operating under the latter's Australian financial services licence. Both firms are headquartered in Mosman, NSW, and will maintain a ...

AMP names interim chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
AMP has named Adrian Ryan as acting chief financial officer, effective March 30, following the appointment of current chief financial officer Blair Vernon to chief executive. This comes after Alexis George announced she would be stepping down from the ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT