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Confidence down but not out

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... NAB have reported that confidence is lower but still strong. Flying in the face of solid business conditions, the RBA's interest rate rise and global financial turbulence seem to have taken their toll on confidence, at least in the short term. However ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks jumped over one per cent on growing confidence of an interest rate cut, strong outlooks from technology companies and higher-than-expected monthly sales from McDonald's Corp. The Dow Jones ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
InvestmentLink's latest super choice index confirms that funds without either very strong distribution networks or powerful brands able to attract self-directed investors will struggle to gain momentum under super choice. The report is based on InvestmentLink's ...

IOOF plays fair with fee discounts

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... domestic basis (irrespective of gender) for a minimum period of two years. Everingham added there had also been a lot of interest from Sydney just in the last 24 hours.

Battle lines drawn over defence force super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
A fight has emerged between the Government and the ALP over which party will better protect the superannuation interests of Australia's Defence Force personnel. Yesterday ALP shadow superannuation spokesperson Senator Nick Sherry and shadow spokesperson ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... by a strong Wall Street overnight, which was buoyed by the expectation that the US Federal Reserve was likely to lower interest rates on September 18. "The Nasdaq, the S&P500 and the Dow Jones were all up... so you are going to get a good start to our ...

PIS pre-empts NZ adviser surge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... retirement," he said. He said the number of sponsors' representatives attending the conference showed how high the level of interest in the country was. Attendees included big players Asteron Life and Investments and Russell Investments. PIS NZ general ...

AX investing takes hold

It might be early days for active extension (AX) investing, but based on the interest being shown by institutional investors both in the US and Australia it could soon be part of the mainstream. "We are very surprised by how advanced Australia is in ...

Rough ride may be over

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... of this significant economic momentum, solid company profits and an expectation that the US Federal reserve will ease interest rates, the market's mood seems to be shifting towards the positive again. NabCapital's latest technical analysis looks to the ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... to their assets, said Martin. "They borrow short but lend long. Should punters have been aware that the 8-9 per cent interest was commensurate with the risk they were taking?" While the IAA was reluctant to call for the Australian Securities and Investments ...