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

Search Results

Showing 861 - 870 of 1374 results for "HUGE"

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... model could provide the blueprint for the future investment landscape in Australia. Fletcher says that there are still a huge number of advisers who have not yet addressed how the best interest reform is going to impact the way they carry out research ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... second day of losses after President Barack Obama's re-election victory, trimming another one per cent after Wednesday's huge rout. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 120.95 points (0.94 per cent) to 12,811.78. The broad-based ...

New MD for Plum Financial Services

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... provider. It has around $14 billion in committed funds. Bourguignon will begin her role on Monday 3 December 2012. "There is a huge opportunity for Plum to deepen its relationship with members and further grow the business," she said. Bourguignon is ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... Asian stock markets were mixed, with stronger Chinese manufacturing data providing support as Tokyo's rise is stunted by a huge slump in electronics giant Panasonic. Wall Street's lead was tepid in a quiet first session after superstorm Sandy had forced ...

Huge opportunity is higher risk recovery stocks: Southeastern

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
A flight to safety brought about ongoing investor uncertainty in the wake of the GFC means that a wealth of well managed, competitively entrenched and soundly financed companies can be bought at a significant discount to their intrinsic value, according ...

Huge opportunity in untapped business insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... profit. "Only 5% of businesses in Australia have a succession plan," he said. "And even fewer have buy/sell cover. This is a huge opportunity."

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... 4,472.4. Hong Kong slipped 1.21 per cent, or 264.66 points, to 21,545.57, bringing an end to a run that had been fuelled by huge inflows of foreign cash. Shanghai tumbled 1.68 per cent, or 35.57 points, to 2,066.21 with weak Chinese corporate earnings ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... Chinese shadow banking sector. "There is fundamental weakness in the balance sheets of many Chinese banks," he said. "There's huge over-development and a threat of a bubble emerging and that could create a huge opportunity for the Australian banking ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... at 4,510.5. Hong Kong rose for a tenth straight session. It added 0.21 per cent, or 46.45 points, to 21,810.23 thanks to huge inflows of cash which have pushed the local dollar to the high end of its trading band against the greenback. But Shanghai eased ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... auditing and accounting costs can be very competitive." "Certainly not all advisers are offering these services but it is a huge emerging market and I'd recommend they start the conversation soon or they will be left behind."