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Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
Boosting savings levels is not just about lifting individual retirement incomes but about making Australia more self reliant and less subject to volatile global economic forces, reveals new research just released by IFSA. The Investment and Financial ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release June Labour Force data at 11:30 AM today. Labour market surveys released earlier this week point to continuing weakness on the jobs front. The ANZ job ads survey released last Monday showed the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities fell as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. At 0729 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

The house that Sherry built

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The man who chaired the passage of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Bill 20 years ago is back in the limelight, this time with ambitious plans to dismantle the country's jerry-built superannuation system and replace it with a cheaper and more member-friendly ...

CILSLB reappoints MLCIC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
MLC Implemented Consulting has been appointed by the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board (CILSLB) to invest their assets and provide ongoing strategic advice. According to MLC, the appointment follows a detailed tender process. The CILSLB ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Last night US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where he stressed that the Fed remains committed to financial stability and that the US Central Bank may extend ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Property experts predict the LPT sell-off will trigger a price correction in the direct property market but at least when the dust settles, super funds should enjoy illiquidity premiums not seen in years. Latest Rainmaker Data shows the performance ...

FIRST Super names chief exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Forestry and furniture employee public super fund, FIRST Super appointed Graeme Russell to chief executive. Both the Pulp & Paper Workers' Superannuation Fund (PPW) and the furniture industry super fund, FIRST, merged into the Timber Industry Superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities declined overnight as financial companies fell on concerns they may have to raise more capital. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian share market was in negative territory at noon as property trusts were dragged sharply lower by GPT's profit downgrade and European equities fell on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 85.1 points, or 1.67 per cent ...