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

Search Results

Showing 1081 - 1090 of 1864 results for "Prime"

Three more days of guessing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... done to Spain. The pain in Spain's gotten so bad that it was forced to seek help, and was granted a 100 billion rescue. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists that it's a loan. Germany says it's a bailout. Given the developments since the weekend's loan/bailout ...

PIG now officially PIGS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... is in the details? So far all we got is speculation and rumours of gossips of speculations. Bailout or loan? According to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the 100 billion is not a rescue, it's a loan, a credit line to the Spanish banks and would be disbursed ...

PM rejects lifting retirement age to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
The Prime Minister has rushed to dismiss calls to increase the retirement age to 70, even though unlocking labour force participation for women and older people is seen as one the best approaches to boosting productivity and GDP. The Grattan Institute ...

CalPERS awards Citi $28bn in securities lending assets

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... lending program. "We are thrilled to have won these assets and deepen our relationship with CalPERS", said Alan Pace, head of Prime Finance in the Americas at Citi. "This win is a testament to the growth we have experienced in our Prime Finance franchise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... could turn into a full-blown crisis. Trade was choppy throughout the session but took a final turn higher on news Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti had invited French, Spanish and German leaders to a four-way summit after key Greek elections in June. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... could turn into a full-blown crisis. Trade was choppy throughout the session but took a final turn higher on news Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti had invited French, Spanish and German leaders to a four-way summit after key Greek elections in June. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... could turn into a full-blown crisis. Trade was choppy throughout the session but took a final turn higher on news Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti had invited French, Spanish and German leaders to a four-way summit after key Greek elections in June. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... too," Burrell Stockbroking adviser Jamie Elgar said. The early gains may have been caused by overnight comments by Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti that Greece was likely to stay in the euro zone. But the future for Greece remains uncertain, Mr Elgar ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... LONDON - European shares dived and the euro has hit a 22-month low before an informal EU summit and after the former Greek prime minister said Greece might leave the eurozone. Sentiment was also tense after Germany reasserted its stance against eurobonds ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
Australian bond futures prices are higher after the former Greek prime minister's comments that the nation could exit the eurozone prompted traders to move to safe-haven investments. In his first interview since leaving office, former Greek prime minister ...