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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
... share index closed higher as a surge in the cost of base metals boosted miners such as Xstrata, while steelmaker Corus rose on bid talk and reassuring results from a rival. The FTSE 100 gained 17.3 points, or 0.3 per cent, to finish at 5,851.2 points ...

Staff churn afflicts underperforming small cap sector

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... updates, according to S&P, who will be aiming to issue sector updates approximately six months following each sector review in a bid to ramp up timely and transparent manager reporting.

Trustees told to ramp up disclosure: ASIC

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... new guidelines for superannuation trustees on reporting material changes and significant events sooner after they occur in a bid to ramp up disclosure to members. ASIC's executive director of compliance, Jennifer O'Donnell, highlighted decisions such ...

Fiducian adds advisers SMSF course

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
In a bid to boost their financial planner's specialist expertise, Fiducian Financial Service's advisers will complete a self-managed superannuation fund training course that is currently being encouraged by ASIC on top of PS 146. Technical services ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
... Korea test-fired missiles rattled global equity markets, while the banking sector suffered as hopes faded for an imminent bid for Alliance & Leicester. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,826.7 points, down 56.8 or 0.97 percent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
... higher, giving the index its biggest weekly gain in nearly eight months as miners put their weight behind the market, while bid talk rushed through several sectors, sending Centrica up sharply. By the close, the FTSE 100 was up 41.9 points, or 0.72 percent ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

The Federal Government has made a series of recommendations in a bid to improve the superannuation savings of people aged under 40, including raising the current 9 per cent compulsory super contribution by 3 per cent. The House of Representatives Committee ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... UK stocks rebounded, logging the biggest one-day percentage gain for three and a half weeks as mining stocks jumped, while bid speculation buoyed several stocks including British Airways and Jardine Lloyd Thompson. The FTSE 100 closed at 5619.3, up 112.5 ...

ACT govt slashes SG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... Budget, the ACT Government has announced it will reduce its superannuation guarantee level to 9 per cent from 1 July 2006 in a bid to reel in the expected 700 per cent increase in super costs over the next 30 years. Up until now all employees of the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... amid concerns of rising US interest rates, but the world's biggest airports operator BAA rose after agreeing to a takeover bid. The FTSE 100 closed at 5669.8, down 92.3 points or 1.60 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5502.81, down 118.38 ...