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

Search Results

Showing 421 - 430 of 542 results for "Australian Government"

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
World equity markets hold only $57 trillion, one-third less than the $90 trillion in world bond markets, so it might be time we paid a bit more attention to where the real money is. Like how despite the frenzy for more debt as governments scrambled ...

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... opportunities for domestic and foreign investment. Currently investment in modern nursing homes is stilted due to Australian Government's planning targets, with price and supply constraints as the Government currently instructs providers where to build ...

Christian Super joins Government to seed community fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Christian Super has teamed up with the Australian Government to provide financing for a new $20 million social enterprise investment fund. Brisbane based Foresters Community Finance will manage the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF) ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... consolidated revenue supplemented by additional taxation if required. "[The PC's] preferred option is that the Australian Government should finance the entire costs of the [scheme] by directing payments from consolidated revenue into a 'National Disability ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... interest rate cuts. Anne Anderson, head of fixed income global asset management for UBS, said the three-year Australian government bond (expiry June 2014) closed last night at 96.14 with a 3.85% yield. By 10am this morning the contract price had risen ...

CFS creates new distrib role

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... of superannuation at Russell Investments, managing director of ComminK Australia and held roles with the Australian Government in the insurance and superannuation commission and for ASIC as a special adviser. Elkins is also a member of the Australian ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... interest. "Term deposit rates at 6.5 per cent are an attractive place to be," he said. Demand was also high for Australian government bonds and corporate debt, he said. "A lot of mandates have been in diversified fixed interest, a combination of credit ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Since 2004, Kelsall has been chair of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, a statutory agency of the Australian Government. She also sits on the boards of Melbourne Water, the Public Transport Ombudsman and the Royal Automobile Club of Victori ...

Government plants $60m innovation funding seed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... from innovation fund managers, helping them bring new technologies to market. "The IIF complements other Australian Government support programs like Commercialisation Australia and the proposed R&D Tax Credit," said Senator Carr.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... of Treasury notes maturing on July 22 and $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on August 12. The South Australian Government delivers its budget. In equities news, carsales.com.au chief executive Greg Roebuck addresses an American Chamber of Commerce ...