The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 4424 results for "Poor"

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... remains critical as issues are not member choice, SMSFs or switching itself. "They are misconduct, conflicted incentives, poor product governance, weak supervision, and failures to enforce existing obligations," he said. In response to Treasury's proposal ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... investment option selection criteria. APRA said there is inadequate due diligence conduct on new investment options, including poor documentation and conflict management, as well as ineffective monitoring and reporting frameworks around investment performance ...

AFCA appoints lead superannuation ombudsman

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026

... established sound hardship and vulnerability frameworks, customer outcomes remained inconsistent due to operational failures and poor execution. The report identified issues including inconsistent application of hardship policies, missing or misleading ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon grabbed headlines last year when speaking at one of the banking giant's quarterly earnings calls. "When you see one cockroach," he told analysts, "there are probably more." The cockroach Dimon was referring ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026

ASIC is furthering its simplification work, focusing on the development of sector-based regulatory roadmaps, improving ASIC registers through the RegistryConnect program, and expanding digital transactions. ASIC said for the next six months it will ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... community consultation on the reforms. "NDIS market settings have resulted in provider viability challenges, variable quality and poor outcomes for some participants," the budget read. To address this, the government will provide $49.4 million over four ...

GQG reports nearly US$10 outflows, keeps FUM stable

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... decline," he said. However, GQG's earnings outlook "remains weak" and "relative performance over the short and medium term is poor". He also pointed to the rate of net outflows accelerating considerably in recent months. "Accordingly, we still expect ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026

... for investment performance, opening the door to tactical gaming that can mask the fact that a super product is delivering poor returns, she said.

HUB24 hires head of retail distribution

VINNY VUCAGO | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026

... technology functionality and pricing. Recent industry research found service remains a key driver or adviser satisfaction, with poor support frequently cited as a reason advisers switch platforms. Taggart touched on his eagerness to contribute to the ...

PAGE:

BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

Videos

Brought to you by

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

Follow the leaders

A guaranteed future

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

Strength amid noise

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE