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Local Govt Super upgrades property investments

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Local Government Super's (LGS) upgrade of its building investments could save more then $2 million energy costs. The super fund worked with independent consultants, Napier & Blakeley, and risk management consultants, CETEC, to upgrade air conditioning ...

Super should not be compulsory: Cox

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
Eva Cox, a woman's rights advocate and social activist, said super should not be compulsory for all Australians - and lambasted the industry for failing to meet the savings needs of the wider Australian public. Debating on whether SG should be raised ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket was almost one per cent lower at noon, dragged down by weaker commodities prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4667.7, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 37.9 points ...

Yin to market yang

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Chinese authorities don't just speak another language, the way they regulate their stockmarket contradicts the Western dogma too, and that's a good thing for long-term Asian equities investors. Michael Power, investment strategist at fund manager Investec ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
A global recovery is truly underway, risk appetites are being stoked, there is no more need for flight-to-quality bids. These are the reasons used to justify the sharp depreciation in the US dollar. The greenback fell to its lowest 2009 level against ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Those who kept the faith shall reap a bountiful harvest. Increased volatility and weaker equity market performance of the past three days have tested the conviction of some investors. Wall Street ended three consecutive days of losses overnight following ...

Australian RMBS gains appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
Ultra high net worth investors in Australia are starting to wade back into the Australian Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) market, according to Merrill Lynch. Chris Selby, head of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management in Australia, has ...

Merry Christmas retailers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Well there we have it ladies and gentlemen. Yesterday's Australian retail sales figures have swung the pendulum in favour of Kevin 07 and his fiscal stimulus package. The Federal Opposition has been making noises ever since the A$42 billion was first ...

Communication top priority for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Financial planners new to the industry face even tougher challenges this year to gain the trust of their clients. According to young financial planners Brad Fox from Total Financial Solutions and Synchron's Sarah Riegelhuth, the toughest challenge for ...

Lower, higher, steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
The latest reading from the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index points to a slowdown in the Australian economy in the coming months, confirming the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) comments in the minutes of its 5 August Board meeting. The annual ...