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

Search Results

Showing 1811 - 1820 of 8993 results for "ASX"

Financial services boards overpaid: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... boards among Australia's largest companies include the likes of AMP, Link Group and Challenger. The firm's inaugural ASX-100 Board of Directors Report, uses data from November 2019 to detail the key decision-makers facing tough calls in corporate ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... money, 2020 looked to be on a trajectory for a repeat of a stellar 2019 before the pandemic hit. "On 20 Feb 2020, the S&P/ASX 200 Index reached an all-time (intra-day) high of 7,199," Morningstar said. "But just six weeks later, in early April the market ...

Madison sale slated for May completion

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... quarterly update released this morning. OneVue took control of Madison Group in early February from Sargon Capital, as the ASX-listed companies tries to recoup the $31 million that Phil Kingston's fast-growing company owed it before defaulting on its ...

Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... throughout 2019 relative to Australia," the company said. "While many investors elected to add to portfolios in March, with the ASX 200 bouncing around in a range of 25-30% below its February peak and long term interest rates at historical lows, the ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... trading soared during March, with the number of transactions, volume and value of trading figures reaching all-time highs. "The ASX ETF sector on average traded about $770 million a day - that's nearly four times the high of the previous peak," Chugh ...

BNY Mellon IM boutique heads for ASX mFunds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... A-REITs and listed infrastructure funds) but $1.03 billion in funds under management (lowest of all listed fund categories on ASX, by a wide margin). "We are delighted to attract Insight Investment, an internationally recognised fund manager, to our ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... sharp falls and rises in equities as investors grappled with uncertainty about what COVID-19 would mean for the economy. The ASX Monthly Investment Products Report showed losses across the board with Australian listed property performing the worst, losing ...

Former CFS executive joins platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
The former head of Wrap at Colonial First State has joined an ASX-listed platform provider. Powerwrap has confirmed the appointment of Sue Wallace as special projects lead on a contract basis. Wallace joined the platform last month, coming from CFS ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... US$4906. Since then, it has regained its losses, up 5.01% since the start of the year. In comparison, the S&P 500, Dow Jones and ASX 200 are still down approximately 13%, 18%, and 22% since the start of the year, respectively. "When the pandemic was ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
A $38.9 billion ASX-listed real estate portfolio manager is set to bolster its balance sheet with a multi-million dollar institutional placement, as it moves to better withstand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the $275 million institutional ...