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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
... soared, sending the Nasdaq up nearly three per cent as investors interpreted the US Federal Reserve's policy statement as a signal the central bank may pause after its latest interest-rate increase. In a widely expected decision, the central bank voted ...

Fund managers tentative on global outlook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Australian fund managers are on the back foot and are becoming increasingly less bullish about the outlook for global equity markets, according to a Russell Investment Manager Outlook survey. According to the Russell survey, as volatility has worsened ...

Full steam ahead for super strategies: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... super benefits while also reforming fee and tax reporting policies. And, according to Breckon, Costello sent one clear signal. "The message from Canberra is obvious - boost your super as much as you can and as soon as you can. The changes are only as ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
The US equity and bond markets are reading from different pages but the result is the same - they both went down overnight. US bond yields rose last night reacting to reports suggesting rising inflationary pressure and therefore, more Fed interest rate ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

... provides a discipline that they may not otherwise have," said Philippa Smith, ASFA chief executive. "Importantly, it would signal to individuals, particularly younger workers, that the norm for saving for retirement should be around 12 per cent of wages ...

Bluestone adds role of COO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
Niche lending group Bluestone has announced a key appointment in the newly created role of chief operating officer as it looks to continue its rapid growth. Tony Pescott will take up the new role of chief operating officer with the rapidly expanding ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Overnight US reports indicating that economic activity remains strong in spite of rising interest rates sparked a strong rally in US equities. The S&P 500 index increased by 1.8 per cent overnight - the largest one-day gain since April last year. The ...

SFE claims first ASX scalp

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
The merger that was once touted as a fait accompli took an interesting turn yesterday as Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) shareholders moved to oust their chief executive, Tony D'Aloisio, in order to win support for what has become a stalled merger with ...

Pillar to get $4.5 million IT upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... the recent move by Kaz to put their AAS heavyweight super fund administration business on the market, the initiatives may signal a much more aggressive push by Pillar, whose clients already include State Super (NSW), First State Super (NSW) and industry ...

MERs out of date and disclosure still an ordeal: Westbrook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
In recounting the significant superannuation changes over his 30 years in the industry, chief executive officer of FuturePlus, Brett Westbrook, said that MERs would become a thing of the past but disclosure was still haunting us. Westbrook was recounting ...