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

Search Results

Showing 2931 - 2940 of 6315 results for "Stocks"

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... could cut broking revenue by as much as 25%. This would play out if investment institutions were prohibited from betting on stocks or trading the complex derivatives that drive most of the profits these firms generate. Legislators in Congress are meanwhile ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... cent, at 4,204.3 and the broader All Ordinaries index dropping 22.4 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 4,266.4. NEW YORK - US stocks posted solid gains Wednesday as investors took heart from signs of progress in Europe in dealing with the eurozone debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... night, base metals lower and you're seeing materials and energy really leading the decline on our market today." Energy stocks fell 2.1 per cent despite oil prices rising for the fifth straight session in New York on Tuesday. Woodside Petroleum fell ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... whole population," said Yuen. The Wholesale Asian Consumer Demand Fund currently has around 35-40% in Chinese consumer stocks, 10% in India, 10% in mature markets such as Taiwan and Korea and the rest in more emerging markets like Thailand, Indonesia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... higher at 4,227.6 and the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 26.5 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,288.8. NEW YORK - US stocks drifted to a mixed finish Tuesday ahead of the start of company earnings season and a key vote in Slovakia that could decide ...

Janus manager launches insto volatility funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... chief investment officer Dr.E. Robert Fernholz in the 1980s, to manage stock price volatility and the correlation between stocks to beat long-term benchmark returns. Its portfolios are often skewed towards more volatile stocks that have low correlation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... had been lighter than usual of late. Turnover was 743.88 million shares worth $1.79 billion, with about six out of ten stocks rising. Consumer discretionary stocks led the market, rising 1.2 per cent, with News Corp shares 10 cents higher at $16.86. ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... cent, to 4,201 and the broader All Ordinaries index had climbed 37.3 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 4,262.3. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied sharply Monday after Germany and France pledged over the weekend to find a solid plan to address the eurozone debt ...