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

Search Results

Showing 471 - 480 of 842 results for "Basic"

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after the US Federal Reserve surprised investors by deciding to continue with its $US85 billion-a-month stimulus scheme. The All Ordinaries had jumped 59.7 points, or 1.14 per cent, to 5,290.1 after opening ...

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

Hockey to head Treasury and Cormann Finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013

Financial services to make 100,000 millionaires by 2017

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... 18.4% of millionaires and 15.7% of multimillionaires acquired their wealth from financial services. The next largest sector, basic materials, which includes agriculture, mining and metals, was the source of wealth for 14.3% of millionaires and 13.8% ...

Curve ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut. The stock market was down 2.5 points at 5091.3 after opening on Tuesday. Commsec analyst Juliette Saly said the flat start ...

Retirees unlikely to recover GFC losses: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
Strong growth in superannuation in recent years does not help retirees whose accounts took a beating in the global financial crisis, according to Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper. Cooper, who chaired the 2010 Super System Review ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed close on Wall Street and falls locally at the end of last week. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 4,963. No major economic news ...

Numbers don't add up at McDonald's financial planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... is simply impossible for a McDonald's employee, as the company charges between US$14 and US$12.59 per week for the most basic health insurance plan, which would amount for at least US$50.36 per month. According to McDonald's, employees could survive ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... would spend between $1,500 and $2,000 per year on training to maintain his or her CPD points. "We are talking about the basic training, so if an adviser wants to specialise in certain areas, they will have no incentive and potentially they could stop ...