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

Search Results

Showing 441 - 450 of 497 results for "Spike"

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... slash its dividend and cut 4,200 jobs to help shore up its balance sheet. Mr Solar said the Citigroup news had prompted a spike in risk aversion with high-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar losing out as a result. "The market is really ...

A tale of two currencies

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... surpassing the July high and rising to JPY107.74, its highest in 16-years. Treasurer Peter Costello noted last month the currency spike's effect on the national economy, saying "It's a very mixed thing... good for travelers overseas, good for importers ...

Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... resulting in crude oil hitting a new record over $US93 cents a barrel. A storm in the Gulf of Mexico has caused this latest spike, when as a consequence Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, announced it would close a fifth of its ...

Scary markets II

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
Offshore markets rolled over and played dead again overnight, scared silly by another petrol price spike, while the Aussie dollar continued to run on ahead. The Australian dollar rose to a fresh 23-year high of 0.9090, after opening in London at 0.9030 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from Wall Street, and from London where metal prices tumbled across the board last night. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index was up 32 points ...

Super changes push SMSFs through planner doors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... impetus, 42 per cent going and talking to a financial planner, as a result of the super changes, which has led to this massive spike in the number currently using a financial planner for advice on their self managed super fund." However, two-thirds of ...

IMF blames the world

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... Outlook, increasing the likelihood that central banks will need to further tighten monetary policy. The risk of an oil price spike remains a concern." While financial markets have upped the odds, to 83 per cent, of an August rate hike, a defensive Federal ...

B&B profits jump with new funds in the pipeline

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... - and its total assets under management doubled to more than $44 billion by calendar 2006. IPO work also led to a sharp spike in advisory fees. That fee flow - and an expected increase from deal making and fund creation in the coming years - means Babcock ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... expectations for small increase in prices of around 0.2 per cent in the quarter. On Wall Street overnight, stocks gained as a spike in crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies while strong profits from United Technologies Corp prompted investors ...

Private equity spree hurting managers: Suncorp

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
The spate of private equity activity is making life hard for active fund managers, with index funds outperforming many Australian equities funds thanks to the soaring valuations of unloved stocks on the back of buyout speculation. According to Denis ...

Editor's Choice

Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

Videos

Brought to you by
MORE VIDEOS

Products

Financial Standard Guide To Series

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.
MORE INFO
Financial Standard Publisher's Forum

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.
MORE INFO
Financial Standard Product Showcases

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.
MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Industry Events

MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS
JUL
9

Mid-year market update 

JUL
21

Advisers Big Day Out - Cairns 

JUL
23

Advisers Big Day Out - Sunshine Coast 

JUL
24

Advisers Big Day Out - Gold Coast 

JUL
28

Advisers Big Day Out - Hobart 

Featured Profile

MORE PROFILES
Brian Redican

Brian Redican

CHIEF ECONOMIST
NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY CORPORATION
What makes an economist an economist? TCorp chief economist Brian Redican reflects on over three decades of navigating Australia's economic cycles. Riddhima Talwani writes.
READ MORE
The Financial Standard podcast
Tune in each week as we discuss the latest developments in Australia's wealth management industry.
Financial Standard podcast
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
YouTube
Follow Financial Standard on Facebook
Follow Financial Standard on Twitter
Follow Financial Standard on LinkedIn
Follow Financial Standard on Instagram
Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd - ABN 86 095 610 996
part of ISS - Institutional Shareholder Services, © Copyright 2026, All Rights Reserved
MarketSage  -  MarketPulse  -  MarketPro  -  Media