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

Search Results

Showing 3221 - 3230 of 5176 results for "YES"

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
Australians all let us rejoice! We should be so lucky. Lucky. Lucky. Lucky. For a teeny-weeny land that represents only around 2 per cent of the global economy, nobody expected that this "lucky country" would be this lucky. While the biggest economies ...

Day of silence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Big yawn! That's what Wall Street and European markets did overnight. Flat, flat, flat. Perhaps they took a one-day of silence to show respect for US Senator Edward Kennedy. Senator Ted passed away yesterday, aged 77. Or maybe they're just taking a ...

Caveat to APRA data: ASFA

ASFA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Super fund returns data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority yesterday are of "very limited assistance" to consumers, said industry body ASFA. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said that the performance numbers cited by APRA are ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon, pulled down by the financials and materials sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 67.3 points, or 1.54 per cent, at 4310.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had fallen 64.7 points, or ...

CalPERS takes legal action against state furloughs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
CalPERS, one of the largest US pension funds, has filed legal action seeking a judicial review of California's state-imposed furlough program - stating the scheme inhibits the fund's ability to meet its contractual responsibilities. The California Public ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Shanghaied! This is what those "nervy nellies" might be feeling after seeing Chinese equities rebound more sharply just as fast and by more as it has fallen. China's Shanghai Composite Index jumped by 4.5 per cent yesterday (sweet), erasing the previous ...

Macquarie buys Delaware Investments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to buy Delaware Investments for $516 million - a move that deepens Macquarie's footprint in North America and adds a further $150 billion into its assets under management. Philadelphia-based Delaware currently ...

I feel your pain, literally

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Taking emotions out of investing is easier said than done so rather than ignore them, planners can help their clients rebuild their financial wealth after the GFC by addressing their emotional wealth too, said a behavioural finance expert. Dr. Frank ...

Premium shareholders approve program

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Premium Investors' shareholders have voted in favour of the board's proposed capital management program. Shareholders voted on three resolutions at a general meeting yesterday. The first resolution included an immediate off-market equal access buy-back ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon, led by the resources and energy sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 31.5 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4413.1, while the broader All Ordinaries had gained 37.1 points, or 0.85 per cent ...