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

Search Results

Showing 9921 - 9930 of 10710 results for "May 2012"

Statewide gets extended public offer license

South Australian-based public offer industry fund Statewide has achieved its Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) and Extended Public Offer License (EPO). Statewide is the first South Australian based fund to score the twin accolade. The EPO is a ...

IFSA get set to push product rationalisation

Product rationalisation is high on the agenda for IFSA next year, with estimates that if the reforms it suggests are successful it will save the industry between $120 million and $350 million a year in compliance costs. IFSA's December 2005 report outlines ...

Market wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as US markets set a bearish tone, one that will be exacerbated on the domestic bourse by further weakness in base metals overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index is ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report of a fall in inflation expectations give credence to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that interest rates are on hold in the near term. The Melbourne Institute reported that Australian consumer expectations dipped to 4.6 ...

Art of giving high on the agenda

Philanthropy consultant Enrich Australia is to launch 'Profitable Giving' early next year, an educational guide that gives financial planners a roadmap on philanthropy, now a $5 billion a year industry. The group will also run a series of workshops ...

German women-only bank launched

Frauenbank has launched in Germany, a bank, financial services and wealth management group exclusively targeting women who want to avoid "sharp suited bankers". The new bank is the brain child of Astrid Hasterider, an information technology consultant ...

Over 65s insurance blues over

Insurance provider Aviva has launched an insurance product for people aged over 65 in a positive step towards addressing the longer life expectancies of retirees. "It is a trend that's now starting to happen in the market. The recognition that people ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's economic releases is good news for the Australian economy but the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will still decide not to change interest rate settings for now. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling ...

ASIC calculator adds up allocated pension fees

ASIC is stepping into help retirees plan and decipher products and fees, by launching a new online pension calculator, that is now available through the ASIC website. ASIC has developed the first of what it expects will be a number of retirement income ...

TMIC takes on the mortgage insurance duopoly

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2005
The Mortgage Insurance Company (TMIC) is set to enter the mortgage insurance duopoly and challenge the stranglehold of PMI and Genworth. TMIC is a captive insurer of mortgage insurance provider Mobius Financial Services. Yet the firm, which operates ...