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

Search Results

Showing 1001 - 1010 of 1088 results for "BEAR"

China growth an uneven story: Keating

... they think we're going to have to provide it ourselves so we're going to have to save." In other words, investors have to bear in mind the disparity between the level of new investments in the country by local and overseas investors against the Chinese ...

Business doesn't buy compulsory healthcare: Watson Wyatt

... those surveyed by Watson Wyatt said that they are not willing to do the same on healthcare, stating that employees should bear the full cost of any future healthcare cost increases. This is in direct conflict with the study's finding that 70 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
The Australian stockmarket has edged even lower in morning trading, as a struggling resources sector outweighs any benefits of a higher Wall St close on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 30 points lower at 5068.3, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... increases pushed the Dow lower. Advanced Micro Devices Inc climbed and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc surged after analysts at Bear Stearns raised their ratings on the stocks. Meanwhile, Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow said the pause in the central ...

Household finances in good shape: RBA

Household finances are in better shape than what the doomsayers claim, said the Reserve Bank of Australia's assistant governor in financial markets, Ric Battellino, at an industry forum held in Sydney this week. Speaking at the fourth Retail Financial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0759 AEST, the September share price index contract was up 15 points to 5,031. Today, supermarket retailer Woolworths Ltd and steel ...

AustralianSuper moniker confusion

A battle may emerge over the use of the moniker 'AustralianSuper' with almost identical names being registered and similar logos appearing on two funds' websites. Recently merged mega-fund AustralianSuper successfully registered its trustee company ...

Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Trade with China and commodities are still the mainstays of the Australian economy, said Future Fund chairman, David Murray, at a Fidelity Investments forum yesterday, while speculating that it could be a year or more before Future Fund capital is deployed. ...

Fund managers tentative on global outlook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Australian fund managers are on the back foot and are becoming increasingly less bullish about the outlook for global equity markets, according to a Russell Investment Manager Outlook survey. According to the Russell survey, as volatility has worsened ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke steered clear of fueling inflation concerns, and strong earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns boosted financial shares. Investors extended a late-day rally from Wednesday and snapped up shares after recent weakness. ...