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

Search Results

Showing 10211 - 10220 of 11521 results for "DIV"

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The Australian share market continued to climb at noon, buoyed by stronger international markets including the US, but held back slightly by yesterday's interest rate rise. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had jumped 23.6 points to 6124.4 ...

The upside of carnage

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Is the current sub-prime calamity really another savings and loan crisis in the making, or just market noise? Consensus is that the volatility is more rollercoaster than bear-trend, and as such markets are quite capable of recovering just a quickly. ...

Russell bolsters adviser services team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Russell has expanded their retail investor services team with four appointments. Peter Burnett, an internal appointment, will take on the role of national sales development manager. He was formerly Russell's Victoria/Tasmania state manager. Mehernavaz ...

CBA launches new instalment product

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has launched its latest regular instalments product, IYH, giving investors and trustees of Self-Managed Super Funds an opportunity to build their share portfolio without paying for all the securities up front. The IYH release ...

US investors receive $312m from Fair Fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
Another week, another compensation resolution for US investors. This time the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to distribute $312 million through the Fair Fund created as part of the settlements with Qwest Communications International ...

Super inflows boost AXA profits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
AXA Asia Pacific has announced a 23 per cent post-tax profit increase to $374 million for the six months to 30 June, with the local arm's results helped by strong super inflows and equity market growth. Australia and New Zealand operating earnings were ...

QWL sets sights on Eastern Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
QWL has launched a fund targeting high growth in Eastern Europe, hoping to take advantage of the region's improving integration within the European Union. The QWL Euro # III Fund is being seeded with a $10 million injection and will invest into listed ...

UK alternative weightings quadruple

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
UK pension funds now have record low weightings to domestic equities and record high weightings to international equities while weightings to alternative assets have quadrupled in four years, according to a survey by Pension Funds Online, the UK directory ...

Fat Prophets enters SMA market

Independent researcher Fat Prophets has launched its own version of a Separately Managed Account (SMA), providing investors access to a professionally managed share portfolio of either Australian shares or mining and resources stocks, or a blend of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
The Australian share market was again a sea of red this morning after US equities ended in turmoil on Friday amid falling credit markets and concerns over US jobs numbers. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index has shed 96.8 points to 5924.2 while ...