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

Search Results

Showing 671 - 680 of 810 results for "Australian Business"

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... conflict and the other, demand is weakening enough to offset supply disruptions. Markets will be watching today's Australian business confidence report for further confirmation of a weakening economy. The NAB business confidence index fell to -9 in June ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... release its June quarter production report. Minister for Climate Change Senator Penny Wong today address the Australian Business Economists on the last week's Emissions Trading Scheme Green Paper. Yesterday, the Australian share market zoomed 3.5 per ...

Praemium raises $8m working capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... ensure that the group is well placed to achieve its business plans in Australia and the UK," he said. "The Australian business continues to increase its market share and the UK business is poised for growth having recently received regulatory approval ...

AETS could add 14 cents to petrol prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Australia's emission trading scheme (AETS) due to come online in just two years could add 14 cents to the cost of a litre of fuel and radically alter the balance sheets of Australian companies. "Until we know the details of the scheme we won't know ...

Temp residents worse off from new super rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
The Federal Government's proposed superannuation changes for temporary residents could divert up to $1 billion to the Australian Tax Office and hinder Australian businesses' effort to attract skilled overseas workers, according to Deloitte. Sarah Lane ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... Henry, secretary of the Commonwealth Treasury. Henry's comments, in a speech he gave yesterday to a forum of Australian Business Economists in Sydney, takes the fight up to people arguing that our current targets are too low, that interest rates are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... at an AICD lunch in Melbourne, and Federal Treasury Secretary Ken Henry gives a post-budget address to the Australian Business Economists. In data, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry releases its quarterly Small Business Survey. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Australian and US lenders, with its current debt facilities expiring by midnight tonight. In Canberra, the Australian Business Economists briefing on "Why climate policy is more like monetary policy than trade policy" is held, and in Brisbane there is ...

Credit Suisse expands private banking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Credit Suisse has purchased corporate advisory firm, Hindal, enabling the development of its strategy to provide investment banking, private banking and asset management services to high net worth clients and Australian businesses. Established in 1996 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... contract was up 177 points at 5,585. Today, Dr David Gruen from Treasury's Macroeconomic group speaks at the Australian Business Economists lunch on the economic outlook. In company news, Seven Network chairman and WA Newspapers board aspirant Kerry ...