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Carbon trading gets competitive hedge

Hedge fund giant Man Investments has released a new report revealing carbon trading markets as the next frontier for the hedge fund sector. According to the World Bank, the international carbon market is trading more than $30 billion ($US 25 million) ...

Manage your retirement: Greenspan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Dr Alan Greenspan said US Government social security and Medicare liabilities would be hard to meet and baby boomers worldwide needed to be more active in their retirement preparations. Dr Greenspan was the keynote ...

Crystal ball gets cloudy in wait for CPI figures

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
Inflation figures out tomorrow will be a telling predictor into the RBA's decision on domestic interest rates next week. Many economists are already tipping that, with further deterioration in import prices set to push down headline inflation over months ...

Capital First to pay broker commissions in 7 days

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
Mortgage lender Capital First will be paying commissions within seven days for brokers distributing their non-prime loans. Capital First is a wholly owned subsidiary of global mortgage lender GMAC-RFC Australia. The move means brokers will receive upfront ...

Rate rise spectre saps consumer confidence

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
Flying in the face of a 4.5 per cent jobless rate, strong currency and figures showing 5.5 per cent of household finances have improved in the last month, interest rate uncertainty may account for the latest figures in consumer confidence dipping to ...

Asteron launches Lifeguard range with market-first PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Asteron launched its new Lifeguard range of life insurance policies, showcasing reduced prices, four new options and a market-first compact "reference to web" PDS. The new range includes cancer cover, a pregnancy premium waiver, premium-free child cover ...

Advisers waiting for better SMAs: survey

Local separately managed accounts (SMA) providers have to offer more products and more features before SMAs could become mainstream, according to an Investment Trends survey. Research firm Investment Trends has finished the first part of a dual survey ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
Australian stocks have taken a major dive on the back of weaker commodity prices and a poor lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 103.7 points or 1.77 per cent to 5761.3 while the all ordinaries lost 101.3 points or ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following large falls on Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 82 points at 5,780. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its January ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The Australian stockmarket continued to lose ground at noon with resources and banking stocks leading the way lower. At 1208 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 77.4 points at 5,708.6, while the all ordinaries had fallen 79.6 points to 5,695.6. ...