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

Search Results

Showing 4421 - 4430 of 4897 results for "Alex"

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
India's dramatic transformation into the modern economy is even more remarkable given its socialist past and the fact it was almost bankrupt just five years ago. "We used to have great faith in socialism especially when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
The Indian stock market has grown six-fold in four years and current sentiment is for it to keep going, but a big question for Australian investors is whether its governance mechanisms can absorb the explosive growth and maintain market integrity. Raising ...

Schroders expands investment team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... has appointed two new analysts to its team, covering Australian mining stocks and credit. Former ABN Amro equity analyst Alex Mears will cover mining stocks within the Australian equities team and report to head of equities research Justin Halliwell. ...

India calls for better financial services

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
Consumption expenditure in India accounts for 62 per cent of GDP placing it in the same league as developed nations like the US and Australia, highlighting that high-value consumer sectors such as financial services could be big investment opportunities ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The demand for investment products in India is so great that some companies have closed their initial public offerings (IPOs) oversubscribed by a factor of 100. "There is such a thirst for investment products that any product that is remotely interesting ...

What happened to baby platforms?

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The decline in popularity of baby or cut down wraps could be due to the mixed feelings among product managers about their relevance to today's investors. Alan Kenny, general manager of product and investment services at Colonial First State said FirstChoice ...

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Proof that responsible investing (RI) is fast becoming mainstream, the latest data from AXA Investment Managers has shown that funds flow into responsible investing (RI) has outpaced funds flow into non-RI funds in Europe. "Net new money into European ...

Asian property under the microscope: AEW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
There is more to running a global property portfolio than just buying REIT shares as you have to be involved on the ground and be an active player to identify the right deals inside nuance-filled regional markets, according to a Singapore property expert. ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...

Taggart partners with Zurich to reach home-based business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
The Taggart Group has partnered with Zurich to distribute general and life insurance products to home-based business throughout Australia via a direct distribution website. The website, called www.homebasedbusiness.com.au, is only in its early phases ...