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

Search Results

Showing 1271 - 1280 of 9950 results for "Stock"

Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... 24.7%; and, the All Ordinaries by 25.5% They all now fit the technical definition of a bull market -- a situation in which stock prices rise by 20%, usually after a drop of 20% (Investopedia) - which, according to behavioural finance, engenders optimism ...

TradeFloor acquires tech solutions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
An Australian provider of derivatives risk management software and trading technology has made two acquisitions as it moves to build an independent trading ecosystem for the country's financial advisers. TradeFloor has acquired online stockbroker OpenMarkets ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... (they be junk bonds or whatnots) to ensure liquidity keeps flowing. Equity market investors can justify the rise and rise in stock prices by expecting businesses to go on a cost-cutting spree to defend their profit margins. Lower interest rates would ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
After ASIC issued a stark warning to people using retail broking services to try their hand at day trading, robo-advice services and financial advisers say this is why financial support needs to be accessible. ASIC observed an average of 4675 new identifiers ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... selling was dwarfed by the strong performance in markets in April." Over the short term, the government's ERS could impact ASX stock prices, as super funds rush to offload parts of their portfolios to fund redemptions, he said. "The impact wouldn't be ...

ASX appoints compliance chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... retirement in mid-2022. ASX Corporate Governance Council chair Elizabeth Johnstone thanked Lewis for his decade of service to the stock exchange. "I wish to acknowledge the enormous contribution Kevin has made to the Council and to corporate governance ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... - and down 9.53% over the past 12 months. It's the fund's strongest month on record, with performance broadly spread by stock and sector. In an ASX announcement, the fund said the surge in performance came following enormous fiscal and monetary support ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The uncertainty and volatility that COVID-19 has endowed on markets has opened up opportunities not seen in decades, according to a $9.5 billion Aussie investment manager. However, in order to take advantage of these opportunities investors must be ...

ASIC issues stark warning to retail investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... benchmark periods, there has been a substantial decline in the average time between trades by the same investor in a particular stock," ASIC said. "This may indicate either investors building up positions more frequently over time or attempting to profit ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
New research warns moves by regulators to ensure companies keep a tight rein on capital will likely leave investors worse off. A research paper by First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex shows investors - particularly those invested ...