Mortgage funds' phantom lifelineBY ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008 11:05AMThe Rudd government's plan to shore-up confidence in cash funds is a political master stroke because while it sounds terrific, it commits the government to nothing, will take months to have any impact and won't put dollars on the tables of retirees needing cash to pay tonight's grocery bill. |
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It was during a family sojourn to the seaside town of Pescara, Italy, Rob DeDominicis first laid eyes on what would become the harbinger of his future. Andrew McKean writes.
