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Houses at half price

Families priced out of the property market can avail of a new product that only requires them to stump up 50 per cent of the cost of property. St George bank and property group Australand have banded together to offer a 'co-ownership plan', a type of ...

Future Fund appoints in anticipation of kick-off

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
The Future Fund has appointed of a new head of operations and a new head of finance in anticipation of its looming inaugural task of investing $40 billion into the market. Gordon McKellar joins the team as head of operations, making the move from the ...

Two-thirds of RMBS bonds going to overseas investors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
More than two-thirds of the $5.9 billion of mortgage backed securities the Commonwealth Bank plans to issue in the next couple of weeks will go into the portfolios of offshore investors. Aussie dollar securities are in demand overseas, especially since ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
The Australian share market has recovered to be in positive territory at midday after a weak opening on the back of lower commodity prices and no real lead from the US. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points at 5901.4, while ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 6.25 per cent following its meeting yesterday. This may be seen as a consequence of the continued economic signals that the economy is neither starting to boil nor stagnating. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Some good news with respect to Australia's skills development and technological strength following the announcement by Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop that the national science organisation CSIRO will receive $2.5 billion in funding. ...

ATO to create single lost super gateway

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is to create a single and simplified gateway for people looking to find their lost or unclaimed superannuation. The ATO will do this by rationalising its existing processes to identify actual lost members, obtain ...

AUSTRAC's power to be checked

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
A Senate Committee report on the government's proposed anti-money laundering legislation has responded to finance industry concerns with recommendations for a longer implementation period and curbs on the power of AUSTRAC, the body that will administer ...

Philanthropy takes centre stage: Trust

When rescued Beaconsfield miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb decided to establish a charity fund that will provide assistance to the children of Beaconsfield, they turned to estate planning and philanthropy specialist, Trust. Russell and Webb initially ...

Westpac launches affordable bill cover

Consumers hard pressed to fork out extra cash to pay for insurance cover should consider Westpac Life Insurance's new product called 'Bill Cover', which offers as much as $600 cover to pay for bills from a low $12 premium per month. The Westpac offering ...