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

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 130 results for "Corruption"

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... concerns over political uncertainty over reports that Spanish PM Rajoy could be forced to resign over allegations of corruption and increased prospects of a Berlusconi comeback in Italy. But despite this and all the other daily dips, the Euro Stoxx index ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... with exposure to emerging markets where sovereigns tend to score more poorly on governance measures such as control of corruption. The research paper - Sovereign debt investing: ESG framework and applications - found that an ESG overlay affects country ...

"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... yet, news out last night was that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rahoy could be forced to resign over allegations of corruption. Spanish 10-year government bond yields jumped by 24 bips to 5.45% -- a six week high. And then this. Bunga bunga party boy ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... rise in the MSCI World Index. President Benigno Aquino III's policies - increased government spending, war against corruption and general good governance - appear to be working and have been given a thumbs up by both Moody's and Standard & Poor's which ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... retailer sank 3.7 per cent after its quarterly revenues fell below expectations and it said it was investigating possible corruption in its operations in India, China and Brazil. At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 28.49 points (0.23 ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... faces will be different but the goal remains the same - continued growth and better living standards... and lesser corruption. And oh, overtake America (shhh!)

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is appearing before the House of Representative Economic committee over alleged corruption in Note Printing Australia (NPA) and Securrency. National turnover was 410.2 million securities worth $884 million, with 329 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to appear before the House of Representative Economic committee over alleged corruption in Note Printing Australia (NPA) and Securency. In equities news, the Australia-Japan joint business conference is on ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... to President Benigno Aquino III - elected just over two years ago - and his efforts to rid the country of graft and corruption. These lifted government revenues -- it contained leakage into politicians' pockets - that are, in turn, used to finance infrastructure ...

China a good bet in the long run: Thawley

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... have seen since Tiananmen Square." "We know very little about the ruling communist party and the episode exposes the corruption within the party," said Thawley. "Consumption reforms need to be done fast but done well, and if not handled correctly could ...