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Inflation smashes through 4 pct barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Inflation has smashed through the 4 per cent barrier to reach 4.2 per cent for the year to March, killing any hopes that interest rates may be about to head south. Highlighting the flashpoint, the ABS has reported that the March quarter rise at 1.3 ...

Super funds to resurrect ailing RMBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Investor interest in Australian residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) has dropped from $45 billion last year to virtually zero early this year - but a model overhaul and cash injection from super funds could pull the sector out of the doldrums. ...

Saropa launches finistic

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... database, which allows clients to upload serial numbers and photographs of their personal possessions and receive an exact figure on how much insurance they need. Rob Corben, Saropa director said a percentage of the referral fee, is passed to the adviser ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The Australian share market was firmly in the black at noon - up more than two per cent - driven by a strong lead from the US on Friday after bellwether stocks Google and Caterpillar delivered profit results above expectations. Despite posting a $US5.11 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
The Australian share market was over one per cent in the red at noon following a weak performance on Wall street and a decline in metals overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.19 per cent, or 84.0 points lower, at 5435.0, while ...

LPTs in bargain bin

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Investors have a once in a ten year opportunity to invest in listed property as prices reach rock bottom, said a specialist boutique investment manager. Speaking at the 2008 Skandia Roadshow in Sydney this morning, SG Hiscock & Company director Stephen ...

Trilogy hops on netwealth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... said. The yield set by Trilogy for the trust in March this year was 8.62 per cent per annum net to investors. However, the figure is expected to increase in the coming months.

Jones Lang LaSalle and CFS form Sandalwood

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
International property specialist Jones Lang LaSalle and Colonial First State Property Management are joining forces to create Sandalwood - a new firm they claim is the first integrated retail property development and management service provider to ...

Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Previously cheap debt and easy access to capital have seen private equity (PE) top the money-spinning investment rungs, but as the global liquidity crunch continues to grow, an alternative form of PE investment is rising to take advantage of the market ...

We just don't organise anymore

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Despite the successful fight to overthrow WorkChoices and the explosive growth of industry super funds, union membership just keeps getting worse. The ABS has just released figures showing trade union membership is down to only 13.7 per cent of employees ...