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

Investment

Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
The most likely outcome for the US fiscal cliff crisis is a temporary loss of confidence in the markets and a slight dent to economic growth, according to UBS.

New rules for HFT trading

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Retail investors will be protected from the downsides of high frequency trading by a new package of market integrity rules, said Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation.

CommSec consolidates adviser services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
CommSec has combined its Core Equity Services and Colonial Geared Investments brands under a new umbrella brand, CommSec Adviser Services.

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Russell and Threadneedle agree that while equities will provide modest returns in 2013, they see little evidence that market volatility will abate.

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
A Melbourne partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been banned from auditing until 2015, said the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC).

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
In the new edition of Financial Standard we review Australia's banking sector, and feature on the impacts of MySuper on the financial advice community, as well as latest news, views and regular features.

Certitude to access Threadneedle global income fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Certitude Global Investments has launched a new equity offering to the Australian market which derives its returns from a portfolio of dividend paying companies worldwide.

New hires to oversee $2 billion project pipeline

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has made hires in a direct property division to oversee $2 billion worth of planned retail development.

Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Immediate changes in the Chinese equities market after the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition are unlikely, said BlackRock.

Two boutiques merge to target SMEs

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Two established boutique practices in the financial services industry, Neil White Financial Services and Ellingworth Pearce and Associates have joined forces to form Next Step Financial Strategies.