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

Search Results

Showing 2691 - 2700 of 3235 results for "April 2018"

Russell recruits Asian specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Russell Investments has appointed several senior executives across Asia, including Singapore and South Korea, to strengthen management in those regions. Edmund Teo joined Russell on 1 April as regional director, sales and marketing. Singapore-based ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

UBS and REST join forces for green infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
UBS Global Asset Management is teaming up with the $16 billion industry fund REST in a green energy investment project touted to be behind one of the largest wind farms in the country. Both REST and UBS GAM are buying the Collgar Wind Farm. UBS GAM ...

NAB a step closer to buying AXA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
National Australia Bank has reached binding terms with French company AXA and AXA Asia Pacific to buy the firms' Australian and New Zealand businesses for $4.6 billion. According to a press statement released yesterday, the deal includes a proposal ...

Can an outsider transform ipac financial planning?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
Can a top travel executive help lead a $5.5 billion financial planning business? That's the question advisers asked when financial planning group ipac appointed former American Express executive, Libby Roy, as the new head of its advice arm. Roy will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher, metals prices stronger and oil prices firmer. At 0720 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 16 points ...

Swanson heads MMC Contrarian

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
CommInsure veteran Simon Swanson has been appointed chief executive of MMC Contrarian, which recently agreed to buy ClearView Retirement Solutions and MBF Life from Bupa Australia. Swanson, who announced his retirement from CommInsure mid last year ...

MLC appoints head of onsale advice product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
MLC Insurance has appointed former Allianz Life executive, Meredith Barnes, to the role of head of onsale advice product. Barnes will be responsible for ensuring the MLC Personal Protection Portfolio and the Aviva Protection First insurance product ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
The Australian share market had advanced over 0.6 per cent by noon following a firm lead from Wall Street and gains made by the seven largest local stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35.4 points, or 0.73 per cent, at 4,865.6 ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi". Yes Virginia, the US is drawing up battle plans as I write. According to Bloomberg, "Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South ...