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

Search Results

Showing 8591 - 8600 of 10709 results for "May 2012"

Irish pensions suffer 25pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
Irish pension scheme assets axed nearly a quarter of its value in 2008 - losing nearly $38 billion to December last year. According to the latest Irish Association of Pension Funds' annual asset allocation survey, the assets of pension schemes in the ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
What a week...what a wonderful week! Most equity markets - from New York to Rio and Old London town - greeted the early buds of the Northern Hemisphere Spring with spring on their steps. Wall Street - as many others - marked their fourth straight week ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Nearly one third of Australian businesses regard outsourcing as one of their top 10 priorities for the next 12 months - but many are still looking within Australia rather than overseas for outsourcing opportunities, new research show. According to a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following big gains on all world markets as world leaders announced new plans to mend leading economies. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 56 points ...

Inalytics to compare transition managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Research consultancy group Inalytics is set to build a giant database of transition events that will help super funds compare transition managers based on fees - a comparison tool that has caught the attention of major asset consultants. Inalytics scored ...

Health Super signs Bravura

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Health Super has signed a deal with Bravura Solutions to enhance the fund's member online services and back of house administration. The deal means the fund will integrate the technology provider's ePASS software across the fund's operations. Simon ...

Alleron focuses on cash and mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
Alleron Investment Management chief executive, Barry Littler is banking on the firm's $5 million in capital reserves and a $1 billion mandate pipeline to see the firm through the financial crisis. Littler said the firm's $5 million capital reserves ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower with US and European stock markets experiencing heavy falls on weaker economic sentiment. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 57 points at 3,559. In ...

Bankwest cuts 400 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiary, Bankwest, is to shed around 400 employees from the bank's operations but confirms the financial planning arm will not be affected. The bank is planning on making 250 redundancies in Western Australia and 150 ...

CalPERS reviews cost of hedge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
One of the largest super funds in the US, CalPERS, plans to put more emphasis on a hedge fund manager's long term returns than short term returns when negotiating fund fees - signalling a new way super funds pay for performance. CalPERS said in a press ...