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

Search Results

Showing 11921 - 11930 of 15807 results for "TER"

MLC and HIP partner in insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
MLC Group Insurance has partnered with Health Industry Plan (HIP) to develop group insurance enhancements for the fund's members, including a 20 per cent rise in death cover benefits. The new partnership will see HIP members receive an increase of death ...

Platinum feels the force of term deposits

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
One of the country's most respected equity fund managers has lamented that its retail business is facing "intense" competition from bank term deposits. "While Platinum continues to attract positive retail net fund inflows the competition from bank term ...

Bank planners more trusted than family: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The onus is on bank-aligned financial planners to lead the way in providing professional advice after a national survey released this month found that two in five Australians are more likely to depend on the big four banks for advice ahead of their ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
"...the United States has no better friend than Australia." This was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing young Australians at the University of Melbourne yesterday. Her statement was made in the context of America and Australia's unbending ...

SelectingSuper celebrates top 2010 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
Asgard, CareSuper and Telstra Super were among the winners at this year's SelectingSuper Awards, which recognises Australia's top superannuation funds. This morning's SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne, which featured TEN Network veteran sports journalist ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Just right. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction, it appears that the US Federal Reserve has got its QE2 recipe just right. It was a little hotter than the US$500 billion risk assets have already priced in but not too hot as the US$1 trillion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Strong leads from overnight trade and a high profit result from Westpac led the Australian share higher at noon. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.4 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,717.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
"Well, it's a three step process. First, you think I'm going left. But I don't. So now you're thinking, am I going to go right or even confuse him by going left. So I go left again. Now you think I'm finally gonna go right but what I'm really gonna ...

Instreet appoints NSW manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
Former AXA FP financial planner David Ogg has joined Instreet Investments as relationship manager for NSW. In this role, Ogg will be responsible for adviser network dealings and strengthening the investment house distribution capabilities. Prior to ...

CFS funds placed 'on hold' following staff departure

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
S&P fund services has placed the CFS Wholesale Global Share Fund and the CFS Wholesale Geared Global Share Fund 'on hold' following the second departure from the fund manager in three months. Financials analyst Vincent Houteville is set to leave the ...