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

Search Results

Showing 2781 - 2790 of 5176 results for "YES"

Share plummet overplayed - fund managers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Fund managers remain cautiously optimistic for global growth despite the dramatic fall in global share prices sparked by the threat of nuclear catastrophe in Japan. A huge market sell off occurred yesterday afternoon when another explosion hit a Fukishima ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
The Australian share market was continuing to rise at noon as investors buy back into stocks that were sold off in the wake of Japan's crisis. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 50.7 points, or 1.12 per cent, at 4,579.4 points, while ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Managed discretionary accounts (MDA) operator, Investment Administration Services (IAS) has reported a surge in interest from adviser dealer groups over the last two years - particularly from those that cater for SMSFs. IAS enables advisers to manage ...

Game changer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
During these terribly horrible times, particularly for the people of Japan, it would seem callous - perhaps even a sacrilege -- to be contemplating about investing and profiting from what Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan described as the worst since ...

Global shares, cat bonds review after Japan quake

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
A large hole has been punched in the Japanese economy by Friday's earthquake, with super funds tightlipped on the possible impact of exposure and advisors looking to their portfolios. Professor Andrew O'Neil, director of the Griffith Asia Institute ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... just cannot afford them any more many investors and more pension plans are just not willing to pay for that. Performance fee, yes but not for management fees," said Dr Laib. Dr Laib said that this is the first time that investors are really questioning ...

The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... profitable to increase shipments to Japan instead of selling the fuel domestically, resulting in a bidding-up of prices." Yes, this is perfectly plausible until... you stop, look and listen. Business operations have been disrupted. Nissan is suspending ...

CMC markets appoints new head for Aus, NZ

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... this year... to deliver this (change) and to train the staff," he said. Cooper was tightlipped on what the big move was. "Yes there will be iPad and iPhone apps but it's more to do with functionality," he said. Other appointments at the company's Australia ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... working. Then it marched to Europe as the European sovereign debt crisis again reared its heavily indebted head. Moody's - yes, people still listen to what they say - cut Spain's debt rating to Aa2 from Aa1. And coming on the heels of yesterday's "bad" ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) told members the industry is at a turning point as it outlined a raft of constitutional changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark ...