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

Search Results

Showing 3081 - 3090 of 3405 results for "DECADE"

Age of greener capitalism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Natural Capital joins a nascent group of fund managers hell-bent on saving the planet by backing companies that put the environment first, profits second. Sustainable investing, called by any other name, has been around for decades. But Angus Forbes ...

AMIST appoints board director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... employer representative, to fill the board role left open by retiring board director Peter Greenham. "After more than a decade on the AMIST Super board, Peter has decided to retire and has stepped down. Peter's contribution has been extensive, and his ...

Fidelity signs exclusive research deals

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... research and information. From Beijing to Timbuktu, Fidelity's got it covered. But considered an unfair advantage only a decade ago, the advent of the internet has made it far easier for many fund managers to get, arguably, the same depth of information ...

Frontier takes tough stance against asset-based fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Asset consultant Frontier, which has $91 billion in funds under advice, has sent a letter last week to all the external fund managers of its super fund clients to consider charging flat dollar fees, instead of asset-based fees, on their investment mandates. ...

Pushing on a string

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... (Coles) are growing faster than Woolworths. "It's a gobsmacking situation... it shows a complete turn around in the past decade or longer... it caught investors off guard. "But Woolworths are holding their own." Wesfarmers announced on Friday Coles had ...

Mandates for commodities and EM managers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009

State Street CEO and chairman retires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
State Street Corporation's chairman and chief executive, Ronald E. Logue, will retire from State Street on March 1, 2010, after almost two decades with the company. Logue is aged 64, and will continue to serve as non-executive chairman of State Street's ...

New tax code to drive Indian reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
India's tax reform proposals will boost local savings, drive investment volumes and push up long term growth in the capital markets. The reforms could lead to strong savings growth for India's middle income households, according research from Mumbai-based ...

Thin line between values and money

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Online tools are now available that can help financial planners find out their client's core values and use that information to design a financial plan that is realistic in the long run. Speaking at an adviser conference last week, financial adviser ...