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

Search Results

Showing 791 - 800 of 2401 results for "Asian"

Acorn appoints former Citi portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... and as an economist at ANZ. This is the second senior appointment Acorn has made in the past 12 months. Paul Quah joined Asian side of the business in July 2013 from Hong Kong-based CLSA Asia-Pacific where he was head of regional and small cap research ...

Oh what a feelin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... With the yen's depreciation, it's looking good for it to go back home to its motherland. If not, there are a host of other Asian countries with lower currency values and wages and operating costs to pick from." Blame it on the Prime Minister Abbott ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... jobs report in a row after December came in at a paltry 75,000, far below the 194,000 monthly average for 2013. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after a strong Wall Street rally sparked by upbeat figures on the US labour market ahead of the release of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... cent to 4,188.1 points. The euro 0.25 per cent rose to $US1.3602 from $US1.3533 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose on bargain-buying but sentiment remains weak following a recent global sell-off, with investors sidelined ...

Stanfield Funds Management names new MD

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... appointed as an executive director of Stanfield Funds Management. In this role, he focused on expanding Stanfield to the Asian market. Ng's appointment to managing director and Tao Liu as a non-executive director reinforces Stanfield's commitment to ...

ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... comparatively sophisticated, but geographically fragmented and carries a heavy regulatory burden. The rapid development of Asian ETF markets suggests that they could leapfrog ahead of Europe in the future." "In Australia, the ETF market still has a lot ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... analysts' consensus estimate of 178,000. The euro steadied to $US1.3517 from $US1.3515 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with a rally on Wall Street giving Tokyo the impetus to claw back some of its losses in the previous ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... 0.64 per cent to 9,127.91 points on Tuesday, but the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.24 per cent to 4,117.45 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets slumped - led by a four per cent fall in Tokyo - following a huge sell-off on Wall Street as disappointing US manufacturing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... up 1.96 per cent. The European single currency rose to $US1.3529 from $US1.3487 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank further in holiday-thinned trade, following another global sell-off caused by anxieties over emerging markets and ...

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... as the 'snake month' and it's the Year of the Snake so between May 5 and June 6, these two snakes will meet". One more..."ASIAN soothsayers have predicted a stock market slide, escalated conflict, and more Gangnam-styled success for PSY in the Year of ...