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ASFA releases standardised fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... super funds wanting to join the surveys. "Its' a great sign as they are the ones contacting us because it highlights the interest in performance within the industry," she said. In setting up the standardised data forms, ASFA has tried to create a workable ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open marginally higher this morning ahead of a decision today on interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Today's higher opening is anticipated ahead of a strong day of Wall Stret trade and a fall of ...

Economic round-up: Currency and commodities

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
The Aussie dollar just fell short of US86Ac overnight, supported by interest rate speculation, yen-funded carry trade activity and a commodities boom that is now tipped to plateau. While the local currency climbed to a new 18 year high of US85.98Ac ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
... September share price index was 55 points higher to 6,349. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia's board will meet to consider interest rates, inter alia, and retail trade data for May is out, along with May building approval data. The SAI Global-ACCI ...

Bank planners promote gearing strategies

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... across very few planners who were recommending gearing. "Gearing to buy shares or property involves a tax deduction on the interest cost. There is no deduction available on the interest on borrowed funds when the money is going into super. This increases ...

Economic round-up: Raging bull

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... Pidcock tends to agree with him. Macquarie Bank's Tanya Branwhite, is less optimistic flagging rising bond yields and interest rate pressures as concerns. However, most analysts believe strong liquidity will support the market and in light of government ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... 1.15 per cent, with exporters including Toyota Motor Corp gaining on a dip in the yen and after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged in the US. The Nikkei finished 206.09 points higher at 18,138.36. The market has dropped 50.27 points since ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
After a positive start to the day the Australian stock market had fallen slightly by noon, with a subdued Wall St and the end of financial year weighing down local stocks. The local bourse open up a touch, but within half an hour had fallen equal or ...

Citigroup not guilty of insider trading

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... Commission (ASIC), the Federal Court found Citigroup did not engage in insider trading and did not contravene the conflict of interest provisions of the Corporations Act. ASIC alleged that Citigroup had acted illegally in its trading of Patrick and Toll ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... stocks, which rose after brokerage upgrades of Cisco Systems Inc and Intel Corp. The Fed Reserve left the benchmark US interest rate unchanged, at 5.25 per cent, for an eighth straight meeting. At the same time, the central bank signalled it would remain ...