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

Search Results

Showing 461 - 470 of 640 results for "Level I"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to fall about one per cent after Wall St was rocked by disappointing US economic growth and job market figures. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract fell 48 points ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
Barring more surprise writedown announcements, the Australian equity market could get a breather today supported by a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. The US equity market reversed all of the previous day's losses last night on the back of a ...

McCullagh to depart Military Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
John McCullagh, chief executive of $3 billion Military Super, is retiring this year but has not ruled out continuing his involvement with Australia's wealth management industry. The Board of Military Super is on the hunt for a new chief executive to ...

Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Global inflation remains elevated. This is the broad-based conclusion that could be derived after the recent updates on consumer price growth in the US and the Eurozone last week and yesterday's CPI report for Australia. Today it is Japan's turn, although ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks sank on lingering concerns about the health of the US financial system, fanned by troubles at large mortgage financiers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Local energy stocks are expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks slipped on lingering concerns about the health of the financial system. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract lost 37 points, or 0.75 per ...

Population growth hits 36 year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Figures just released by the ABS confirm that Australia's population last year experienced in fastest growth in 36 years. The population is now 21.2 million after having increased by 331,900 last calendar year or 1.6 per cent. The population recovery ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on disappointing results from Morgan Stanley and FedEx Corp. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 65 points at 5,370. Today, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
The Australian share market may open higher after US stocks gained overnight on a stronger-than-expected durable manufactured goods report. Declines in all industrial metals prices may weigh on resource stocks, however. At 0701 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
The slowing world economy will dampen demand for Australian commodities, which will slow demand for our dollar and see the AUD drop in value by year's end, said KBC Asset Management in its latest world round-up report. "The declining demand for raw ...