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Future Fund focuses on building blocks

... complex and lastly, we'll move into private markets." The fund's investment mandate is to return a minimum of five per cent above the CPI over the long term on "acceptable but not excessive" level of risk, with no withdrawals from the fund until 2020. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... (due to) the higher Aussie dollar that we continue to see trade at the moment. The Australian dollar continues to trade above 83 US cents, and today it reached its highest level since August 27, 1990. "As it creeps higher it is going to have an impact ...

Mortgage brokers bounce back in latest mystery shop

... executive, Phil Naylor, said it was pleasing to see the majority of MFAA brokers met consumers' expectations. "Brokers were rated above average across all areas of the services they provide, performing particularly highly when it came to customer focus ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... consolidation is in-train as last year global growth peaked at 5.6 per cent and indeed the last four years have seen figures of above 4.5 per cent. US GDP growth is anticipated to fall from the 3.3 per cent achieved last year to 2.2 per cent this yea ...

Fincorp lookalike under scrutiny

... after income tax of $1.74 million on revenue of just under $20 million. Total assets stood at $345 million, a few million above total liabilities of $338 million. However, cash shrunk from $42.5 million in the half year to December 2005 to $8.7 million ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... part of the weaker trend with only National Australia Bank - up seven cents at $41.27 - among the big four keeping its head above water. Westpac fell 12 cents to $26.05, Commonwealth Bank of Australia dipped 10 cents to $50.90 and ANZ backtracked 28 ...

CGT overshadows Simpler Super benefits: Centric

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... under employment termination payments and are thus subject to the highest marginal tax rate of 46.5 per cent for amounts above $140,000. Esler also believed that, while legally possible to roll-over complying income streams, practical issues still limited ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... markets buoyed investor confidence, prompting them to buy China Mobile and other heavyweights. The Hang Seng Index closed above the key 20,000 level with a rise of 193 points to 20,002.70, its highest since February 27. WELLINGTON - Another strong session ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... the year which is slightly ahead of its last inflation reading that annualised at 3.4 per cent. The TD-MI index is also above the Reserve Banks target range for inflation of 2-3 per cent.

Intangibles the new bottom line in company valuations

... different set of issues than their predecessors. Climate change, reputational risks and workers putting lifestyle and ethics above financial needs are just some of the factors influencing the value of companies and whether they are profitable or not. ...