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

Search Results

Showing 4511 - 4520 of 5458 results for "Dom"

H3 Global Commodities Fund gets S&P tick

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned the Cayman Islands domiciled H3 Global Commodities Fund a three-star rating. Lee Comper, S&P fund analyst, said the H3 Global Commodities Fund, with a $500,000 minimum investment, was suitable only for institutional ...

Inflation up but lower than expected

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
The producer price index - effectively the wholesale inflation rate - remained unchanged in the first quarter at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent, lower than market expectations of a 0.6 per cent rise for the quarter, leaving the annual rate losing pace ...

Crystal ball gets cloudy in wait for CPI figures

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
Inflation figures out tomorrow will be a telling predictor into the RBA's decision on domestic interest rates next week. Many economists are already tipping that, with further deterioration in import prices set to push down headline inflation over months ...

Vanguard puts case for passive-active allocation

An asset allocation expert from leading index manager Vanguard has put forward the case for a portfolio construction model that invests around 40 per cent in active strategies. In a whistlestop visit to Australia, Nelson Wicas, a US based principal ...

Canadian pension fund returns topping 14 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
Canadian and Australian pension funds have a lot in common as the good performance run of Canadian pension funds is continuing to be driven by both domestic and international equities. "Since hitting their low-point in March of 2003, [Canadian] pensions ...

Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Nipping at the heels of its 1990 high against the US dollar, the Australian dollar, climbing steadily since early March, has reached a 17-year peak overnight on Tuesday of $0.8365. Although cyclicals such as resources, materials and energy come out ...

Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Quadrant Private Equity has led its super fund investors to buy Australian Fast Foods (AFF), owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands, for $180 million. The management buy-out, funded largely by domestic super funds, seeks to improve both Quadrant's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a weak performance by overseas markets. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0734 AEST, the June share price index contract was trading down 26 points to 6,165. In economic news today, the Australian ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
Funds under management from Australian investors surged $213 billion or 18 per cent during 2006 to reach nearly $1.4 trillion, according to figures released in the latest Rainmaker Information Roundup report. Strong investment returns helped drive the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street, as takeover activity, which lifted the market to new highs yesterday, continues to fuel the bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0728 AEST, the June ...