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Statewide rolls out automatic insurance cover

South Australia-based super fund Statewide has come up with a simple but clever answer to the nation's underinsurance problems - give members a better insurance deal without the cumbersome paperwork and medical checks. The fund's chief executive Frances ...

Sentiment to Aust shares stays high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... international equities would continue its current course dropped from 74 to 65 per cent. The mood for Australian fixed interest has, however, remained subdued though upbeat sentiment has upticked slightly to 28 per cent. The Australian trend echoes the ...

Private equity, hedge funds at risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... legislation to allow full taxation of private equity and hedge funds (rather than the current 15 per cent on carried interest), the sub-prime collapse, a rise in bond yields and high commodity prices would all have an effect, leading to a possible collapse ...

St.George and HESTA champion flexible workplace

... of staff, volunteer leave for teams to provide group support for the community, environment or favourite charity and interest-free loans to purchase energy and water efficient appliances including washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators and freezers. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... UK's leading share index ended slightly lower, as M&A news and firmer company results struggled to counter fears over interest rates and credit markets around the world. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,206.1 points, down 9.1 points, or 0.15 per cent. FRANKFURT ...

Market freefall not a bear signal

... this is the end of the bull market." Housing worries in the US, the sub-prime related credit crunch and concerns about interest rate hikes sparked the equity sell-off and prompted many investors to switch back to government bonds. But BT Financial's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... per cent. LONDON - Britain's index of top 100 shares finished lower after flipping in and out of positive territory as interest rate worries and concerns that a rise in defaults on US sub-prime mortgage loans could crunch global financial markets. The ...

Managed accounts move one step closer to benchmarking

... (MAs), in a bid to help financial advisers compare MAs in a uniform format. Ratings agency Morningstar has expressed interest in developing a ratings scheme and will be part of the working group, said Tracy Byrne, iMAP board member and co-founder of ...

Wizard founder builds Yellow Brick Road

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... rebate any trailing or other commissions to the client and ensure transparency with all fees. "Acting in the client's best interest sounds like it must be common-place, but it is rare in personal financial advice," Davies said. "To do this requires the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... markets. The marking closed 150.49 points lower to 23,211.69. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket closed flat despite another interest rate rise. The NZ dollar fell on the belief that the end of monetary tightening was in sight. The benchmark NZSX-50 index ...