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Clitheroe and Kelty honoured

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Financial services stalwarts Bill Kelty and Paul Clitheroe were recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List for their contributions to the finance industry. Former trade union leader Bill Kelty was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia ...

Emissions trading won't fix climate change: expert

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Emissions trading won't lower emissions production as all it does is force up the profits of carbon producers particularly energy producers, argues the German MP who pioneered their feed-in tariff electricity system. Hans -Josef Fell, a leading Greens ...

Bank fees jump three-times inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Total bank fees by Australians experienced their biggest jump in four years and reflect the more dynamic way we use banks rather than fees themselves actually increasing, argues the Reserve Bank. The Reserve has just published their annual bank fee ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
The Australian share market inched back into the black after opening lower, as the heavyweight resources stocks jumped apparently on comments by BHP Billiton's head that the miner may be prepared to include a cash component in its bid for rival Rio ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Strong total returns, highest level of income and low volatility - direct property fits the bill and has beaten all other major asset classes in fattening investors' bottom lines in the last 20 years, new research shows. According to the Australian ...

Trust and Russell redefine philanthropic investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Trust has teamed up with Russell Investment Group to launch the Trust Philanthropy Fund, an investment product that provides regular income and returns that best suit a not-for-profit organisations. Russell Investment Group's (Russell) multi manager ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
Life insurers and industry body IFSA are backing a proposed state legislation to abolish stamp duty and other related taxes on life insurance products which, if passed, could reduce premiums by up to 12 per cent. Yesterday industry body IFSA, which ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was trading lower at noon with no lead from the US market and as investors took a breather after a week of rallying. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 18.9 points to 5,583.8, and the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The Australian share market had gone backwards by midday after a slump on Wall Street on Friday sent a chill across the local bourse and financial stocks in particular. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 105.3 points, or 1.94 per cent ...

MAN hedge fund gets top rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... a niche currently lacking in mainstream investment platforms. The return objective of the 6 per cent above the UBS Bank Bill (before fees) provides the potential to generate meaningful alpha to a diversified portfolio, said Davis. This higher alpha objective ...