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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead and stronger commodity prices. The June share price index was up 29 points at 6300. Today, building materials company James Hardie Ltd releases its full year results and wheat grower ...

Economic round-up: Chinese whispers and inflation rumbles

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
Comments by former US Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, over China's "unsustainable" market weighed heavily on the Australian dollar yesterday, while the OECD flagged a threat to our inflation. On Wednesday Dr Greenspan, speaking by satellite ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open lower, with drops in base metal prices and a flat lead from Wall Street dampening sentiment. At 0742 AEST, the June share price index was down 10 points, at 6368. In company news, Dyno Nobel holds its AGM, as ...

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 ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...

CFDs account for 35 per cent of UK trades: GreensCFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... index and product range is that can be traded. A major distinguisher is also how the operator introduces new investors. "At Greens you can trade as little as one share, commission free for eight weeks. If it is not for them, they will find out quickly,' ...

No free lunch with high conviction funds: WestLB Mellon

Global investment manager WestLB Mellon played host to a round table session in Sydney this week where the who's who of the financial services industry battled out the pros and cons of so-called high conviction funds. Fittingly held at swish Hemmes ...

Super tax concessions cost more than they save: Greens

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
The Greens have issued a discussion paper that argues the cost of the tax incentives to encourage superannuation saving are greater than the tax savings we will later recoup through lower pension costs. The paper, The costs of ageing in Australia, a ...

Investors get money back from failed mortgage scheme

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... of 9.25 per cent. LPM then lent developer Rivett Project Results (RPR) $1.4 million for the development of the Yandina Greens Retired Folks Village Pensioner Accommodation, but the loan defaulted in March 2000. In awarding $792,509.25 in favour of the ...

Daily Economic Update

The Empire State manufacturing index rose to 31.16 in March from 21.02 the previous month. This is much higher than market expectations for a decline to 18.9, but note that this is a volatile series. All of the components were strong particularly the ...