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Reverse mortgages require proper planning: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... association SEQUAL, they believe it should go the extra step of requiring potential customers to seek financial advice over and above just encouraging it. Swinhoe, however, warned that the more complex contract conditions of reverse mortgages means that ...

Asset Super boost insurance and appoint MLC

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
... manager, Tower Life. The move, which will also usher in increased cover being offered to members as high as 50 per cent above their current insurance offer, follows a six month tender process that began in January this year, and was a first for the fund. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... 5533.42, up 30.01 points. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4803.29, up 28.56 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei rose sharply to end above 15,000 for the first time in two weeks, after a strong US lead caused technology share to rally. The Nikkei gained 491.43 ...

IXIS Loomis wins Telstra Super $100m mandate

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... bottom up, high conviction concentrated portfolio of 40 to 50 global stocks. It is unhedged and aims to return 4 per cent above the MSCI World Index over a five year period. West added that the group has an intensive research process and looks at any ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... 34.14 points or 1.62 per cent to 2141.20. Shares in FedEx and Morgan Stanley shot up as both reported quarterly results above analysts forecasts. The rest of the market rallied across the board. LONDON - UK stocks ended slightly higher, supported by ...

Tread carefully in listed property: Perennial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... $100-$300 million." Highlighting Australia's love affair with property, Hayes said that as a small country we were punching well above our weight with the amount of capital we were investing in global property, but this would likely not continue. "Over ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... in August. The 0.3 per cent increase in core inflation in May marked the third straight month that this measure came in above market expectations. The May figure also took the latest three-month core inflation rate to 3.6 per cent -- the highest since ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... decline to 11. Although the Philadelphia Fed's general economic index fell to 13.1 in June from 14.4 in May, it remains above zero which generally signals continued growth. Similarly latest data on unemployment claims pointed to economic strength. Unemployment ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... gain in more than two years. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 198.27 points or 1.83 per cent to 11,015.19, closing above the 11,000 level for the first time in more than a week. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index made its biggest one-day gain in more ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... meeting. US core consumer price inflation rose by 0.3 per cent in May - the third straight month that the measure came in above market expectations. The latest figure took the latest three-month core inflation rate to 3.6 per cent -- its highest level ...