Financial Standard
Financial Standard provides trade news and education for superannuation trustees, financial planners, industry professionals and investment managers.
Chief Economists Forum 2025 - Financial Standard
The Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum is a premier event where leading Chief Economists and Strategists share their market outlook for the year ahead. The Forum is an industry calendar highlight that attracts an audience of over 700 financial services professionals in Sydney and Melbourne.
Executive Appointments | Financial Standard
Financial Standard provides trade news and education for superannuation trustees, financial planners, industry professionals and investment managers.
2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP | Financial Standard
Dec 5, 2024 · AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has shared his "worry list" for 2025, outlining the risk of recession, trade wars and geopolitical turmoil. Oliver said just as with 2024, the list of concerns for investors heading into 2025 is long, and "even more threatening" given the uncertainty surrounding a Trump presidency and his potential policies.
SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone | Financial Standard
Nov 27, 2024 · The average assets per SMSF sits at $1.55 million while the median is about $877,500. SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said while the figures are estimates, they underscore the confidence Australians place in SMSFs.
Bullock hints at no rate cut in 2025 | Financial Standard
Nov 29, 2024 · Bullock acknowledged that inflation has been falling - headline inflation has eased to 2.8% over the year to September, down from 5.4% in 2023 - but said that the bank is waiting to see whether inflation will stay within the 2% to 3% target range. "Despite the decline there is still some way to go to return inflation sustainably within our 2% to …
Super balances drive household wealth growth | Financial Standard
Dec 19, 2024 · "Strong performances in domestic and overseas share markets contributed to the growth in household superannuation balances this quarter.". The ABS said share market growth over the September quarter drove super assets to increase 3.5% ($137.4 billion), which contributed 0.8 percentage points to the quarterly growth in household wealth.
What you read in 2024 | Financial Standard
Dec 20, 2024 · Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year.. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of corporate funds merging or shutting down.
FS Power50 - Financial Standard
Criteria. Financial Standard's Power50 list is made up of the 50 most influential financial advisers in the country according to the readers of Financial Standard and FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning.. We search for advisers who who have actively participated in industry-based activities, community-based projects and/or other initiatives designed to …
Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations
Jan 10, 2025 · SG Hiscock portfolio manager Grant Berry believes inflation pressures are waning and interest rates have peaked. He points to property as a resilient inflation-linked asset class, underscoring the need to focus on long-term drivers like relative valuation pricing metrics, particularly inflation linked bonds because a rally in real bond yields would be a positive for property - and vice versa ...