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

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 22 results for "Soldier"

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... includes access to the first plenary session opened by VC winner Benjamin Roberts-Smith. Roberts-Smith is the most decorated soldier in the Commonwealth and will be providing his insights into leadership and success in competitive environments. Following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set to open lower today on weak offshore leads and the impact of the federal government's carbon tax on specific stocks. At 0804 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract is 40 points lower at 4,600 ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
Revolting like it's 1989. It's the feeling I get when I look to the Middle East. Just like in 1989, several regimes in one region became a thing of the past as civil uprisings in one country emboldened protests in another... then another. Back then ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... was fighting for democracy in the country ((although like many of my fellow marchers, I ran in fear for my life s when a soldier aimed his rifle at us). And it took us only four days (22-25 February 1986) to depose our own dictator. Yes, like Egypt ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Whac-a-mole 2.0! Remember whac-a-mole 1.0 when the global financial crisis was just starting? It was then, that the air was ripe with speculation as to which financial institution's head - Bear Sterns, Fannie/Freddie, AIG - the US Fed/Treasury tandem ...

Overseas pensions shine in communications

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... speed with the use of plain English dialogue to help communicate to young members. A Swedish fund used a video of dancing soldier in traditional regalia, which was posted on YouTube, to advertise the retirement fund. The research noted the catchy simple ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
See my finger? Yes, the middle one. No. The statement is not to gloat about Wall Street's overnight jump proving my call for a continuation of the equity market uptrend correct. Speaking of which, America's major stock market indexes jumped 2 per cent ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The US government's bail-out of Citigroup shows that policymakers have learnt the lessons of September when the collapse of Lehman Brothers launched financial market panic of seismic proportions. The 158-year old Lehman Brothers - may it rest in peace ...

Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... he said. Asked whether sentiments will change if the markets get worse from here, Bonouvrie said these businesses will soldier on. "They won't be loss making, they are too big. Their profits might be down 10 or 15 per cent but these wealth management ...

ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The ACT Government superannuation fund has investments in tobacco firms, arms manufacturers, uranium producers and the gambling industry, it has been revealed. A list of stocks that the government super fund holds that was released by ACT Treasury revealed ...