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Super funds keep tills ringing at Harris Alternatives

Superannuation funds are ramping up their fund of hedge funds (FOHF) allocation with IXIS-owned Harris Alternatives reporting an astonishing six-fold increase in funds from $170 million two years ago to $1.17 billion currently. Harris Alternatives is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... the March quarter consumer price index, with the key inflation data to have a big impact on expectations for domestic interest rates. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower, buffeted by fears of rising interest rates, a sell-off in the energy sector, including ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Iran. While many expect the surge in crude oil prices to push up global inflation and therefore, put upward pressure on interest rates, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit believes that it there is stronger probability for economic growth to be ...

Daily economic update

... Iran. While many expect the surge in crude oil prices to push up global inflation and therefore, put upward pressure on interest rates, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit believes that there is stronger probability for economic growth to be hit. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... The market was still suffering the blues from Wednesday's inflation data which seems likely to delay the prospect of interest rate cuts. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index ended 24.02 points lower at 3680.55, while the NZSX all capital index dropped 8.68 ...

Amicus builds business on flat planning fee

... a flat fee-for-service model that is gaining fans among planners keen to sidestep the current debacle on conflicts of interest surrounding commission-based fees. Amicus is run by financial planner Robert Skinner who has a long history in the industry ...

NAB rolls out in-house planner strategy

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... choice between fee for service and commission based remuneration. He said that it is a move to avoid the conflicts of interest shadow that has hung over the industry in recent years and was highlighted by the recent shadow shopping results. "We identified ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 14.74 points at 2370.88. LONDON - British shares closed strongly on expectations US interest rates will soon peak while Imperial Tobacco gained on merger speculation. The FTSE ended 45.7 points up at 6089.8, having earlier ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... year, driven by a surge in energy shares after oil prices hit a record high and as the Fed eased concerns about rising interest rates. Solid earnings from companies, including Merrill Lynch, contributed to the market's upward swing. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... The report revealed that Australia's top marginal tax rate, capital gains tax on shares held over a long period, tax on interest income, company tax and superannuation taxes are comparatively higher than other OECD countries. Writing in the Financial ...