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

Search Results

Showing 4991 - 5000 of 8407 results for "equities"

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... that investors were either being pushed into the safe havens of fixed income and cash, or if they were seeking growth, equities. "The low risk market is very expensive right now, and people are willing to accept low returns on low risk assets. "Forgetting ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... unemployment claims had fallen to their lowest level since March 2008. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Boulder Steel Ltd is scheduled to hold an extraordinary general meeting, while Celamin Holdings NL, Kibaran ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum had increased by 30 cents to $30.72, and Santos lifted 10 cents to $10.62. In equities news, roads operator Transurban said it had lifted its annual toll revenue by nearly six per cent to $943.9 million. Its shares ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... releases labour force data for June while the HIA-RP Data Residential land report for March quarter is also due out. In equities news, Metcash chief executive Andrew Reitzer is scheduled to address an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon ...

Treasury Group makes more Asian moves

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Treasury Group has acquired a 20% equity stake in Singapore based multi-strategy Asian equities manager, Octis Asset Management. Treasury Group (TRG) said that it had also acquired an option to increase its stake by 10% if requirements linked to new ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... due to speak on on financial regulation and the future of banking at the 41st Australian Conference of Economists. In equities news, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) is due to give a second quarter operations update, while Energy and Minerals Australia ...

BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
BetaShares has launched an Australian Equities Bear hedge fund designed to generate returns even when the market is turning down. This will be achieved by utilising shorting strategies that are negatively correlated to a falling ASX 200, but without ...

Aus Super hands Orion mandate to Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Australian Super has moved an Australian equities mandate worth $500 million to Fidelity, from Orion Asset Management. An Australian Super spokesperson confirmed the switch but declined to comment on the reasons behind the change which will hand the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... growth metrics now, it's all about growth in China for us and growth everywhere in world, which is a breeding ground for equities," Mr Weston told AAP. "It's quite a bleak picture about China right now to be honest but I still sit in the camp that China ...

Aust funds trail world in alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... for Towers Watson in Australia. Australia's low alternatives is, however, compensated for by a much higher weighting to equities, a sector that is currently underperforming and dragging down Australian super fund returns compared to their global peers. ...