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Economic round-up: The great interest rate debate

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
Will they go up or won't they? In a speech in Brisbane last week, RBA Governor Glenn Stevens was careful but upbeat on the state of the economy, however the interest rate debate has continued unabated. To many, Steven's remarks were interpreted as "rates ...

Economic round-up: Business up, sentiment down

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
Despite continued buoyancy in business activity, consumer sentiment took a tumble in June as Australia's optimism towards future family finances and the economy begins to wane. The May NAB Business survey showed a continuation of elevated business activity ...

IMAP open to new members

The Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) is officially accepting new members after finalising its membership conditions and key industry campaigns for this year. Following industry discussions over the past eight months, IMAP will be officially ...

Fin Synergy upgrades Acurity ahead of D-day

Financial Synergy has released a Simpler Super-friendly version of its flagship administration platform Acurity ahead of the superannuation reforms due to take effect 1 July. "Acurity 7.1 will allow Acurity clients to become fully compliant and up-to-date ...

Party like it's 1983

Australian workers who took out super before 1983 have two months to consolidate their pre-1983 super accounts and save tens of thousands of dollars, according to a self managed super fund expert. Martin Murden, a director at Partners' Superannuation ...

Adviser confidence way up: ING

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
Adviser confidence has rocketed in the past year, according to an ING survey, with double the number of advisers bullish about growth prospects in the year ahead compared the the last year. Around 75 per cent of the 800 advisers surveyed during the ...

Bad will hunting

An estate planning expert has warned that the simpler super legislation effective July this year magnifies a number of estate planning traps and urged those aged 50 or over to review their will and adjust it according to the new super rules. Trust's ...

Going nuts over macadamias

It might sound nutty to some investors but one company is offering a managed investment scheme (MIS) that hopes to crack into the global demand for macadamias. Also known as the Queensland nut or 'kindal kindal' in aboriginal, macadamia is the only ...

Challenger buys into Homeloans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Perth based home loan originator and funder Homeloans Limited has found itself a long-term business partner and investor in the form of Challenger Financial Services Group. The two companies announced on Friday that Challenger would invest in two stages. ...

Salary sacrifice now three times more powerful

Salary sacrifice will become an even more powerful saving tool for Gen-Xers under Costello's latest Budget, allowing those 35 and under the option of saving at least three times more than in previous years. According to MLC, under existing rules, those ...