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

Search Results

Showing 2451 - 2460 of 3078 results for "Corporation"

UN PRI enlists 400 firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... BT Financial Group, HESTA Super, VisionSuper, QIC, CARE Super, AMP Capital Investors and Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Last month, more than 200 signatories attended 'PRI in Person' event in Seoul, South Korea, which focused on the incorporation ...

Complex event processing made simple: Apama

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... and event management with Apama 4.0, a new complex event processing (CEP) platform. NASDAQ listed Progress Software Corporation recently deployed Progress Apama 4.0 - the latest version of its flagship CEP platform. The upgrade uses new technology that ...

One-size rule does not fit advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
The current "one size fits all" regulatory approach should be reviewed to reduce cost and improve the accessibility of financial advice for consumers, said the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to the Financial Services ...

ASIC bans three Westpoint planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... told clients to invest in promissory notes provided by York Street Mezzanine (YSM), a firm associated with Westpoint Corporation. ASIC found Harrison failed to comply with the guidelines provided his employer; Bongiorno Financial Advisers, incorrectly ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Last night US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where he stressed that the Fed remains committed to financial stability and that the US Central Bank may extend ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... September quarter. National Australia Bank Ltd releases its monthly business survey for June. In company news, Telstra Corporation Ltd group managing director public policy and communication Phil Burgess will address the American Chamber of Commerce ...

ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
Nearly 13 per cent of 4,137 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Directors' Interest Notices breached listing rules in the first quarter of this year - prompting warnings that those who violated the law could face ASIC investigation. According to the ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... $10.3 million across all industry sectors. Signatories include ING Group, Credit Suisse Group, HBOS, Westpac Banking Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, ANZ, Rabobank Group, Societe Generale and The Royal Bank of Scotland, many of which are signatories to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street fell on concerns that record oil prices and the seemingly endless credit crisis will further damage the economy. Resource stocks may gain after commodities including oil, gold ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... cent, to $43.78 and takeover target Rio Tinto fell $1 or 0.73 per cent, to $135.50. Making news this morning, Futuris Corporation shares were up 30 cents or 31.44 per cent to $1.27 after the resignation of the company's chief executive Les Wozniczka ...