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Perpetual Series 3 still tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... could claim a tax deduction on interest incurred up to a maximum rate. The maximum rate is now set in line with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) Indicator Rate for Standard Housing Loans - Variable Rate, previously the RBA Indicator Rate for Personal ...

CBA targets self managed super

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Commonwealth Bank on Tuesday launched the first offerings from its new structured investments team, aimed squarely at trustees of self managed superannuation funds. Like a number of other financial institutions, CBA is hoping to take advantage of changes ...

Lehman Bros appoints ex-Grange Securities chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Global investment bank Lehman Brothers appointed former Grange Securities chief executive Paul O'Halloran as head of investment management in Australia. Prior to this appointment, O'Halloran was chief executive at Lehman Brothers-owned Grange Securities. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was down at noon after a weak performance from US financials affected the local market. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 57.2 points, or 1.05 per cent, at 5,386 while the broader All Ordinaries fell 48.3 ...

Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... levels, Australian sub-prime arrears rates are still only two-thirds that being experienced in the US, according to the Reserve Bank. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said the rise in Down Under arrears levels and a slowing in the mortgage prepayment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... the broader All Ordinaries gained 24.4 points to 5550.3. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 1.1 per cent after number two investment bank Morgan Stanley posted a worse-than-expected 57 per cent drop in quarterly earnings and package delivery company FedEx Corp ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... trading," Mr Vaughan said. "We still have financial issues globally." US stocks fell 0.9 per cent last night after top investment bank Goldman Sachs warned that US banks would have to raise as much as $US65 billion in capital and forecast the credit ...

Oceanic and AIFA launch 13-wk FP course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... management training. Oceanic Human Resources search and select candidates for the course and then matches the graduate to a bank, dealer group or independent practice. According to Oceanic, the course would produce qualified candidates which could ideally ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... 49.6 points to 5,525.9. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 0.9 per cent as financial shares were hurt after number one investment bank Goldman Sachs warned that US banks would have to raise as much as $US65 billion in capital to shore up their balance sheets. ...

BT raises savings for term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
BT Financial Group raises the stakes in providing the best cash alternative for super investors after boosting its one-year term deposit rate by 30 basis points to 8.4 per cent. According to the firm, it increased its term deposit rate after roughly ...