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

Search Results

Showing 5481 - 5490 of 5512 results for "September 18"

Advance Asset Management gets Morningstar upgrade

Morningstar has upgraded Advance Asset Management's business and management strength rating from one to two stars based on the company's recent strengths in stability, profitability and leadership. Advance's overall rating of three Morningstar stars ...

Wizard adds voice to rate cut predictions

Amid signs that interest rates are on their way down, Australian non-bank lender Wizard Home Loans has lowered its fixed interest rates and predicted that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut rates soon. Wizard executive chairman Mark Bouris ...

Adelaide financial adviser sentenced to a year in jail

David Mudge, former financial adviser from Windsor Gardens in Adelaide, has been sentenced in Adelaide's District Court on a charge arising out of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. Mudge was convicted and sentenced ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75 per cent till the March quarter of 2004 and may rise to 5% in June 2004 and onwards to 5.25% in September 2004, according to National Australia Bank (NAB) predictions. ...

ANZ advisers get hands on new OneAnswer offering: ahead of ING

ANZ has introduced the ING OneAnswer platform to the market with a number of key improvements that will give its retail investors access to increased investment options not currently offered by the ING version-in the short-term at least. The ANZ OneAnswer ...

Tower announces half year loss of $136.95 million

Tower has announced a half year loss of NZ$154.4 million (A$136.95 million) and unveiled Guinness Peat Group as a "cornerstone" investor as part of a NZ$200 million capital raising. The capital raising is due to be completed, subject to shareholder ...

Tasmanian doctor to face 35 securities charges

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it has committed Hobart-based Dr Jasbir Singh Narulla to stand trial on a total of 35 charges. Dr Narulla has been charged with 33 counts of fraudulently inducing a person ...

National takes $205 million hit on wealth management business

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced a net profit of $1.87 billion for the six months ended 31 March, a fall of 17%, as the company reduced the value of its wealth management business by $205 million. Managing director and chief executive ...

Tax amendments set to improve Australia-US investment: Costello

Opportunities for increased trade and investment flows between the United States and Australia will be improved as a result of amendments to the Double Tax Treaty between the two countries, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced. An amendment ...

Funds split over need to apply for an AFS licence

Superannuation funds are apparently split on the issue of applying for an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), according to a survey conducted by Towers Perrin of 17 of Australia's largest funds representing over $34 billion in assets and 450,000 ...