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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... was helped by gains in mainland telco shares, which came with telecoms network company Ericsson signing a deal with the parent of China Mobile. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 106.34 points or 0.52 per cent to end at 20,615.49, having traded ...

Super is now the centrepiece: Vanguard

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Superannuation is now the centrepiece of every consumer's financial plan, driven by a range of recent product development initiatives coming in response to changes to Federal Government policy. "The latest tax ruling on insurance offered by super funds ...

Economic round- up: Cutting the apron strings

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... any particular government will go to in bailing out one of its banks. It's probably a lot more difficult than measuring a parent's commitment to a child going off the rails. No one wants to be seen as rewarding mistakes, but the consequences of failure ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... 6,346.7 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Monday on takeover news, including the sale of most of Chrysler by its German parent, DaimlerChrysler, which boosted US auto shares. But renewed concerns about the economy pushed down the broader market. The ...

UBS Australia imports global strength

... Management Australia, Paul Bolinowsky, has signalled that the group will increasingly use the intellectual muscle of its parent company as more and more local investors demand investment products with a global flavour. Bolinowsky hosted a media briefing ...

Adelaide leverages a five-star rating

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... securities, or increased the LVRs on its margin lending stock. Eric Blewitt, general manager, margin lending at Adelaide Bank (parent company of Leveraged Equities), said the award reflected their product's innovation and flexibility. "Our flexible approach ...

FinLit in schools in 2008

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
The Financial Literacy Foundation has scored a major goal with the introduction of an integrated financial literacy program for all school children from years three to nine, beginning in 2008. The program will embed financial literacy programs into ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
Teaching financial literacy in primary schools simply adds clutter to an already overcrowded curriculum, said Leonie Trimper, president of the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA). Citing examples of US schools being forced to cancel morning ...

Challenger buys into new UK telecoms

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007

Members should update binding beneficiaries: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
Confirming the importance of insurance for super funds and also the prime weakness of group insurance, the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) is appealing for fund members to nominate binding beneficiaries. In response to rising trustee ...