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JPMorgan Chase launches IPO STRATAS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... this as a great time to get into the market because it is 20-25 per cent lower than it was three months ago," he said. A minimum investment of $10,000 is required and although it has a maturity of five years, investors can redeem capital gains after ...

Saving for the kids' textbooks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... opportunity have increasingly become key selling points among mum and dad investors. Investment bonds are tagged with a minimum 10-year term that can be extended to a maximum of 40 years with withdrawals permissible at any time. Investors can also make ...

Water fund washes onto BT wraps

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... year, is a medium term open-ended unit trust that invests in 62 international stocks related to water and has a $10,000 minimum investment threshold. Padley believes the fund is still attracting good attention despite the current market volatility because ...

Cut super tax, boost co-contribution

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... position is that individuals clearly need to be saving more, and one way to achieve that through a target of 12 per cent minimum," said Richard Gilbert, chief executive officer of IFSA. Previous research by IFSA identified a link between poor saving ...

Fix your interest

... 7.50 per cent over 12 months compared to the standard 6.60 per cent. The new eOptions account is also available at no minimum or maximum balance, versus Term Deposit accounts which usually required a minimum deposit amount. Terry Wasmund, Suncorp's executive ...

PI increase sparks debate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... initially require licensees to have PI insurance based on what is commercially available in the market now, but there will be minimum standards. There are additional requirements after a two-year transition period where consumers are covered for fraud ...

The unpopular outperformer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... although there is a bias to the larger cap end," Hiscock said. Although the fund is available to wholesale investors with a minimum initial investment amount of $100,000, uptake has been slow. "It's been pretty good but we have been surprised, it's just ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... brokerage fee of between 10 to 30 basis points, depending on the size and number of trades, and requires members have a minimum $10,000 balance in order to access the option. Sandy Grant, CBUS' outgoing chief executive, also said their ASX 100 direct ...

Austock to list with $214m cap

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... 20, with six million shares on offer at $1.80 a share, giving the company a market capitalisation of $214.3 million. The minimum subscription of six million shares will represent 4.8 percent of the total 113 million shares and 4.7 million options on ...

ASIC releases guide for unlisted debentures

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... assist investors and potential investors in the unlisted debentures sector. The new benchmarks include guidelines for minimum equity levels, cash need estimates and covering amounts, rollover disclosure, debenture credit risk ratings, disclosure of loan ...