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

Search Results

Showing 8931 - 8940 of 10709 results for "May 2012"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities declined overnight as financial companies fell on concerns they may have to raise more capital. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index ...

Bell Financial buys Southern Cross Equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Bell Financial Group (BFG) is one step closer to becoming one of Australia's largest independent broking businesses after signing an agreement to buy Southern Cross Equities for approximately $150 million. The transaction consists of a 50 per cent split ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
NEW SECTION INTRODUCED THIS WEEK: Every Monday, Financial Standard will provide a line up of the most important domestic and international economic releases for the week. Our economics expert provides comments on how the data could affect movements ...

Focus on value not fees: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has put its foot down that advisers' commissions should not be abolished because the existing system promotes choice and value among clients. AFA national president Dennis Bateman stated that mandating a single ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Australian financial services industry is losing the war for talent and may not be able to maintain its growth if it is not able to turn the situation around. Its biggest failing has been its inability to attract women with tertiary qualifications ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after Wall Street stocks tumbled in volatile trade as crude oil prices raced to record highs triggering fresh economic jitters. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share ...

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
High oil prices is causing inflation to rise to nearly 5 per cent but at least they helped convince the Reserve Bank to not lift interest rates. Yesterday the Reserve held off pushing rates above their 7.25 per cent benchmark level citing slowing domestic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is likely to open higher today tracking US markets which gained overnight. At 0804 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down eight points to 5,130. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Africa may be under the radar for many institutional investors but certain pockets are going through a period of economic renaissance, according to Investec Asset Management, one of the leading fund managers in the region. Investec, which is a relative ...

Sovereign bonds bouncing back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Asia Pacific sovereign bond issues, which slowed dramatically during 2007, have recovered lost ground with A$11 billion in new issues in the last six months. The rise is so strong that second quarter 2008 issues are up 43 per cent on the same time last ...