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Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... But Aaron Dunn, managing director of the SMSF Academy said the move would not affect the sector very much. "What the statistics don't break down is the difference between how much is held by a fund in the accumulation phase, pre-retirement, and how much ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... eased to 9.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 from 9.7 per cent in the previous quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said. But the growth rate was better than market forecasts of 9.4 per cent. St George Bank senior economist Jo Heffernan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,467. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for May. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for July is also released. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... well, China's inflation rate touched 6.4 per cent in June, the fastest acceleration in three years, China's bureau of statistics said on Saturday. Volumes on the local market are "quite subdued", and are likely to remain that way for some time, Mr Herring ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... product and the US reports monthly retail sales and inflation figures. On Monday in Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases housing finance data for May. The Treasury's Modellers' Database which measures Australians' level of wealth ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... participation rate fell to 64.1% -- the lowest since March 1984 -- from 64.2% in May. Based on the official Bureau of Statistics (BLS) report, private sector hiring was more than 100K lower in June than that reported by ADP the previous day - it increased ...

Hidden threat may lurk on bank balance sheets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... before the global financial crisis. According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) monthly banking statistics for May, the Big Four banks had $262.7 billion in investment housing loans on their balance sheets. Pezzullo said about ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... of the projects invested in and is now taking up a far larger portion of the global investing market. According to statistics produced by Responsible Research, impact investments could grow to represent 1% of the current global assets under management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... Housing Industry Association release their performance of construction index (PCI) for June, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues labour force data, also for June. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... inter alia, official interest rates. Its decision is expected to be announced at 1430 AEST. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases data on international trade in goods and services for May, and the Australian Industry Group and Commonwealth ...