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

Search Results

Showing 1561 - 1570 of 2995 results for "Problem"

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... 10-year bonds and those of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) - is currently at 2.0%. No problemo right?A The problem is that financial markets misconstrued - and continues to misconstrue - fed tapering plans with fed lifting interest rates. ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
I thought this would happen, but not to happen so soon. Yes Virginia, Wall Street's reaction to the looming war with Syria is playing out according to the script of the 1991 Iraq War and its 2003 sequel. There's the sell orders that comes with the anxiety ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... starting in the March quarter of 1998...and inflation again became deflation.A The result...a bigger debt bill overall. The problem with all these problems is that prices have not corrected enough to be mouth wateringly attractive. A problem that is ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... in superannuation particularly for fund members who arbitrage their tax arrangements. Kelly said a major reason for the problem was the superannuation substitution affect, where for many higher income earners much of superannuation's contributions growth ...

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... exposed to long term structural growth themes such as demographics can sensibly exploit this market inefficiency." The problem with forecasting beyond three years is that it is difficult. The global financial crisis has highlighted that unexpected things ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street despite a three-hour shutdown of the Nasdaq market that disrupted trade on other exchanges as well. US markets' rise followed news that eurozone business activity picked up ...

SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... exposure to fixed income as they get older, is that age triggers can switch investors between assets at the wrong time. This problem has been highlighted in recent months as record low yields have made bonds look increasingly unattractive, especially ...

NAB Wealth flat as bank's profit rises 2%

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has described stable earnings in its wealth division as it reports a 2% rise in cash profit to $1.5 billion in its latest quarterly update. The bank followed AMP and ANZ in expressing concern about the performance of its ...

Out of the woods and into?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013