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Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... was prepared by Econtech, found that significantly raising Australia's savings rate could help control inflation, limit interest rate rises, reduce Australia's reliance on foreign capital and address national infrastructure projects. It would also play ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... housing declined by 7.9 percent in May and by 25 percent in the four months to May., BankWest raised its variable home loan interest rate by 20 basis points to 9.55 percent. This followed St.George's announcement last 5 July raising its variable mortgage ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... 10 new iPath ETNs that provide exposure to sub indices of the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Return, reflecting rising interest in investment opportunities from growing global demand for hard and soft commodities. The iPath ETNs have a 30 year maturity ...

Investors influence credit ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... regulators." Many respondents noted that the payment structure between CRAs and issuers presents the largest conflict of interest. For instance, one respondent said, "The fundamental flaw is that the agencies are paid by issuers, not by investors. No ...

Kinloch appoints MacarthurCook

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... property-centric listed securities and companies in emerging property markets. MacarthurCook previously acquired a 33 per cent interest in Kinloch, a New Zealand fund manager, in January. Kinloch will manage the Fund and be responsible for attracting ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... criteria, more expensive credit and lately, a weakening US labour market. Any speculation that the Fed is about to raise interest rates this year is premature and Chairman Bernanke's speech last night attested to that. This should provide comfort to ...

Market Movers Overnight (8 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... demand for German manufacturers. Expect further weakness in industrial output going forward, particularly with Eurozone interest rates 25 basis points higher after the ECB raised interest rates to 4.25 percent in June. Higher interest rates, inflation ...

SELECT guides investors to managed futures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... invest on a "rules-based trading system" which speculates on the price direction of stocks, bonds, currencies, fixed interest and commodities. Managers usually buy long and sell short futures contracts to profit from prices trends, often using leverage ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... the market, the ANZ product includes no 'lock in' periods or pre-set maturity dates. The term deposit also includes an interest rate of 7.3 per cent per annum for OneAnswer and 7.6 per cent per annum for OneAnswer Select investors paid monthly, after ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... repayments and falling share prices pulled down consumer confidence to a 15-year low in June. Despite the RBA deciding to keep interest rates on hold this month, latest indications suggest that rising costs - petrol is now close to A$1.70 a litre -- ...

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WAM Active (ASX: WAA), one of Wilson Asset Management's active listed investment companies, has recorded 75.5% in investment performance in the 12 months to 30 June 2026.

Entireti names former Perpetual chief as chair

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Entireti has named a former chief executive of Perpetual as chair of its board.

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA
Superannuation funds are apathetic, dismissive and continue to fail members at the most basic service level, a new investigation from Super Consumers Australia (SCA) reveals, which slapped the industry with an overall failing grade on customer satisfaction.

KKR joins consortium to acquire ASX-listed Steadfast

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Global investment firm KKR has joined a consortium, including Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, as a co-lead investment partner to acquire ASX-listed general insurance broker Steadfast.

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