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

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 85 results for "Philadelphia"

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... March. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.7% but the participation rate eased to 64.8% from 64.9% in March. Philadelphia Fed business outlook The Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey is considered a second tier stat and should not unduly ...

Legg Mason Brandywine gets nod from Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... portfolio management team, unique investment philosophy, and successful long-term track record." Brandywine is a Philadelphia-based affiliate of Legg Mason, with a benchmark-agnostic investment style. The global opportunistic strategy avoids "hugging" ...

Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... the Fed lady advices - and see that the US economy is not evolving as the Fed expects. Let's count the ways: The Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey released last night showed the index more than halving to a July reading of 5.7 from 15.2 in June ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund awarded top rating

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... fund was also recently included on Macquarie Wrap and has been listed on the ASX's mFund service. Brandywine is a Philadelphia-based affiliate of Legg Mason, with a long-held belief in unconstrained, benchmark-agnostic investing. The global opportunistic ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... leading indicators, rose 0.5 per cent in February, the largest amount in three months. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said manufacturing had rebounded in that region in March as new orders increased. And, the number of people seeking US unemployment ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... following a slight 0.1 per cent rise in January and a 0.1 per cent decline in December. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said separately that manufacturing rebounded in that region in March as new orders increased. The number of people seeking ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... fell by 5.1%. And while you're at it curse the weather too for the weak manufacturing conditions in New York and Philadelphia - the Empire State manufacturing PMI slid to a reading of 4.48 in Feb from 12.51 in Jan; the Philly Fed index fell to minus ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... reports that came in weaker than expected. Unemployment claims fell last week but not as much as anticipated. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing index for the mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly plunged into negative territory, at -6.3 in ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

Vanguard appoints head of investment strategy and research

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and an MBA from Villanova University. He is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. "Vanguard is committed to providing market-leading investment research in the various international markets in which we ...