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Legalsuper boosts 'pure cash' with Macq index

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... "pure cash" option and went with the Macquarie True Index product." He continued, "With this product, even if the investment yield is less than the benchmark return, Macquarie will guarantee that you will still get at least the benchmark return." Should ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stockmarket is set for another down day of trading and bond yields will head lower if Wall Street's overnight perfromance is anything to go by. US share prices slipped while bonds were higher on the back of more news of losses in the ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... discussion, it can be very worthwhile for all parties," he said. The perceived saving grace of a CGT rollover relief may also yield traps for young individuals. Griffin added that it may be more advantageous at times to pay any CGT liability at the time ...

What property bust?

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... of the sector," said Hiscock. Instead, in the best case scenario, Hiscock is optimistic that the sector will be able to yield up to 20 per cent returns within the next five years. "It depends on a number of factors. The credit markets will need to re-establish ...

Top platforms give Basis investors helping hand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... meetings since August 2007 for a number of IFSA members with holdings on behalf of retail investors with interests in the Basis Yield Fund and Basis Aust-Rim Diversified Fund. One of the outcomes of the meetings was the establishment of a "good will ...

Ashton in talks with BT and Macquarie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Fund of hedge funds manager Ashton Advisers is in negotiations with BT Financial Group and Macquarie to launch its two flagship funds into the retail market. Speaking at an advisor breakfast yesterday, Nick Raphaely, executive director of Ashton Advisors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was languishing at a 32-month low at noon as fears of slowing global growth lowered commodity prices and hammered the resources sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 92.7 points, or 1.9 per cent, to ...

Fortitude hires ex-nab and Macquarie staff

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... with nabCapital, specialising in analysing and managing credit, interest rates and the equity risk associated with high yield and convertible arbitrage portfolios. Fortitude Capital currently manages in excess of $150 million for domestic and international ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... broad-market index dropped 16.68 points to 1,267.38. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite declined 4.17 points to 2,325.55. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond fell to 3.979 per cent from 4.048 per cent Wednesday and that on the 30-year bond dropped ...

More Fed pump-priming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian equity market should continue its positive performance today while bond yields should pick up if Wall Street's overnight performance is anything to go by. Wall Street closed higher overnight as an unexpectedly strong US employment report ...