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Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... assuming that everything is going wrong for America or will go wrong...eventually. Bad news bears. The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales declined by a whopping 30 per cent to a fresh low of 77.6 in May. As if this wasn't ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... after the expiry of a deadline to obtain a government homebuyer tax credit, an industry group said. The National Association of Realtors said its pending home sales index tumbled 30.0 per cent to 77.6 based on contracts signed in May. Meanwhile, the ...

Govt extends drawdown relief for account-based pensions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... months," said Michael O'Neill, chief executive of National Seniors Australia. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said the relief will particularly benefit those with low account balances. "This is ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to super fund trustees telling them that following consultations with ASIC, the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), super fund investment ...

NY fund sues BP over oil spill losses

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... price, which has plummeted more than 36 per cent since the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The UK-based National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which represents more than $1.3 trillion in pension fund assets, said UK equities represent around 20-25 ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... Australia, would be glued to the Gillard-Miners RSPT battle ("negotiations" according to Julia). News is that the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has given the government until Friday to settle the issue or else - hostilities resume. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... its biggest drop in about two weeks. Treasury prices climbed after demand for safe investments rose. The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes fell 2.2 per cent in May. The report surprised analysts who thought sales ...

AFA calls for top advisers

AFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... their nominations for the 2010 AFA Adviser of the Year Award and the 2010 Rising Star of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The Adviser of the Year Award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services Australia, recognises advisers ...

UK pension lose $6bn on BP oil spill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... price, which has plummeted more than 36 per cent since the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The UK-based National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which represents more than $1.3 trillion in pension fund assets, said UK equities represent around 20-25 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... optimism towards the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average posted its third biggest gain of 2010. The National Association of Realtors said its index of signed contracts for existing homes rose six per cent, ahead of estimates by economists, and ...