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

Search Results

Showing 4431 - 4440 of 6137 results for "Australians"

AFA launches 2014 mentoring program

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... community and will continue to support, educate and develop newer advisers so that they can provide great advice for more Australians," he said. Jack said the mentoring program provides aspirants with access to some of the industry's best advisers, with ...

Low rates force banks to change term deposit strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... interest and reward saver accounts, which were up 208,000. Roy Morgan Single Source is based on over 50,000 interviews of Australians over 14 years old.

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The NSW government parliamentary caucus has agreed to a sell-off part of its state's electricity poles and wires distribution network, with an expected sale price of $20 billion to be presented to institutional investors. The agreement was reached after ...

Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... available to provide services for their communities. It is welcome news and a relief for the tens of thousands of Australians who make up these local communities as they rely on the range of services provided by their local council," he said. The ruling ...

Nothing's good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
My oh my oh my and boyoboyoboy. There's just no pleasing us, Australians all, is there? Australians all let's not rejoice. No! Don't rejoice at National Statistician's official count that the economy of this land girt by sea expanded by 1.1% in the ...

Majority of Australians say 'no' to fossil fuel investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The vast majority of Australians do not like the idea that their superannuation is invested in fossil fuels, a new survey has found. According to the report, 67% of Australians would choose a superannuation fund that does not invest in fossil fuels ...

AusSuper grants London property mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
AustralianSuper has appointed TIAA Henderson Real Estate (TH Real Estate) to manage its London office property investment strategy. TH Real Estate, which is 60% owned by TIAA-CREF and 40% by Henderson Global Investors, already manages AustralianSuper's ...

AIA Australia re-enters direct insurance market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Australia general manager of life insurance Damien Mu said. "The partnership with Bendigo Bank will help us to reach more Australians about the need for life insurance, outside of our traditional group and retail channels," he added. The product provides ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Just 20% of working Australians over 50 believe superannuation is a "good system" that is "working for them," a report commissioned by REST Industry Super has found. The report also found that 45% of respondents were concerned about the constant rule ...