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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market continued its march into positive territory at noon as investors came back to the banking sector and commodity prices surged overnight. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said investors were relieved ...

Genus Cap appoints RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Global custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services is on the move as it recently added Vancouver-based Genus Capital Management as its latest client to its Canadian portfolio. RBC Dexia will be providing a suite of investor services including fund valuations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday as concerns were fanned over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures ...

NZ Super in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a negative return over the six-month period to December last year, citing continued global equity market volatility. The fund's full year net return on investments to June 2007 was 14.5 per cent before tax ...

Govt extends tax exemptions for terminally ill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Federal Government has extended the superannuation tax exemption given to terminally ill Australians from the previous date of 12 September to the earlier date of 1 July 2007. At present, those under 55 years of age are taxed 20 per cent when they ...

Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

Diversity pays in wealth management: CBA

Commonwealth Bank's wealth management business posted double-digit growth thanks to institutional cash mandates, investment returns and inflows into FirstChoice in the six months to December. The bank was not immune to the impact of the sub-prime asset ...

SEQUAL calls for better RM literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Reverse mortgage peak body, SEQUAL, is calling for government support to educate retirees on the benefits of reverse mortgages after a survey revealed 60 per cent of retirees do not understand them. Retail Finance Intelligence (RFI) interviewed 1000 ...

Insurance that gives and gives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
Lakeside Consultants subsidiary Charity Life and Tower Australia have joined forces to develop a life insurance policy that enables the member to donate to charity at no extra cost. Launched in December last year, Charity Life provides a straight term ...

Fighting inflation to make housing affordability worse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Housing affordability just seems to get worse, and our anti-inflationary strategies look set to make it worse. According to the Housing Industry Association (HIA), even despite slowing house prices last year, housing affordability still sunk to yet ...