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

Search Results

Showing 10581 - 10590 of 14217 results for "Interest"

Islamic finance crucial for Australia: Crean

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... of the action," said Crean. Islamic finance refers to the Islamic law or the Shariah, which prohibits the earning of interest for a focus on profit sharing based on the buying and selling of tangible assets. This development comes after Westpac launched ...

AMG buys Pantheon Ventures

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
Affiliated Managers Group is paying US$775 million for Pantheon Ventures, a subsidiary of Russell Investments. AMG said in a press statement that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Pantheon for $775 million in cash, with the potential ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... track.'' Annette Beacher, TD Securities Senior Strategist. "The market has been very complacent about future Reserve Bank interest rate increases. So this data should remind everyone that the economy is in very good shape." Su-Lin Ong, RBC Senior Economist. ...

In Kerr Neilson we trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... services team and provides regular updates to clients including monthly fund updates, quarterly reports and articles of interest, said the spokesperson. Robert Thomas, national manager of technical research and paraplanning at AXA Australia, said he ...

Mercer recommends pullback on global equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... Japanese Yen. "The Australian dollar will be increasingly vulnerable to any disappointments on either global growth or interest rate differentials," said Stuart.

Trio funds to be wound up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... examined on 23 and 24 March. Meanwhile PPB said it was in discussions with various Responsible Entity firms to gauge their interest in replacing Trio as RE of these funds. They are also making an application to the court in the next few days to allow ...

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... monetary policies, at some point the Federal Reserve will need to tighten financial conditions by raising short-term interest rates and reducing the quantity of bank reserves outstanding." That's Fed speak for low interest rates will remain but we will ...

Asia Pac property assets draw mandate appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... perfectly comfortable with all the asset classes," said Mackie. The firm has two investments in Australia - a 50 per cent interest in Westfields in Doncaster, Melbourne, and a 25 per cent interest in 24 George Street, Sydney. Together, the investments ...

ASIC blocks Tankstream

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
ASIC has issued final stop orders on unsolicited offers made by Tankstream Funds Management to investors in 16 unlisted Centro MCS property syndicates. The orders follow Tankstream making a series of unsolicited offers for up to 50 per cent of the interests ...

FPA loses chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... chief executive until Easter. She said she is proud of what the association has been able to achieve. "I watch with great interest as the next era unfolds," said Bloch. Steve Helmich, director Financial Planning, Advice and Services at AMP, commended ...