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WHK on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
Listed financial services firm WHK Group has snapped up an additional five companies in its latest attempt to expand its operations across Australia. Earlier this week, WHK confirmed it had purchase three accounting firms and two finance broking businesses ...

CSRF puts faith in the ballot box

The upcoming Member Director election of the Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) drew eight nominations this year, including one from a retiree with no previous trust directorship experience. CSRF is a rarity in the super fund sector ...

Tax offsets for fin advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
The Federal Government should be prepared to provide tax offsets of up to two thirds of the cost of financial advice if they are serious about increasing Australians' access to these services, according to Mercer Wealth Solutions. Mercer's financial ...

Capital guaranteed on winning streak

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
Capital guaranteed options are enjoying a bull run as they lead the pack in investment returns, latest data from Rainmaker Information reveals. February statistics from Selecting Super indicate capital guaranteed options have delivered an average return ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today on an indifferent lead from Wall Street, although base metal prices in London generally were higher, as were oil and gold in New York. At 0750 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June ...

Flight of the squeamish

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Recent machinations within bond markets should remind all that a month is a long time in capital markets. Early March global yields were shifting south in excess of 18bp. While 10-year yields in Australia avoided such sharp falls due to a better performing ...

Singapore property a winner

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Property specialist LaSalle Investment has singled out Singapore as a key investment channel in the Asia-Pacific region and noted that the country's high grade commercial and retail properties will still enjoy solid growth despite the general market ...

Direct property shines in NFP funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Not-for-profit super funds have continued to outperform over the past year as a result of their high allocations to direct property, according to Rainmaker Information. "Our research has shown not-for-profit funds have increased their lead because of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after commodities including gold, oil and copper advanced overnight. Gains may be limited after US stocks declined on comments by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that a recession is possible. ...

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
After months of share market swings, interest rate rises and petrol price jumps, news that house prices might climb 40 per cent over the next five years didn't quite get the reception you would have expected. Instead it just showed how bad the outlook ...