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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... added four cents to $30.99. On Wall Street on Thursday, US stocks staged a stunning comeback on reports the US government plans to subsidise mortgage payments for troubled homeowners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen nearly 250 points in earlier ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... 40.4 points, or 1.18 per cent, to 3,458.5. NEW YORK - US stocks staged a stunning comeback on reports the US government plans to subsidise mortgage payments for troubled homeowners. The idea of help for homeowners was more impressive than the government's ...

GESB plans on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... but delayed implementation pending further preparatory work. In addition, GESB announced it had been forced to hold its plans after the fund was unable to finalise legal and financial arrangements with state government in July last year. "My expectation ...

New home for $58 billion

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... might want 100 per cent while others might only want to pay fees for 80 per cent capital protection." In short, the firm plans to develop products that will allow planners to take advantage of the market recovery without taking on the market risk just ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... side of the political divide have every right and obligation to question the details of any and all government spending plans to ensure that the buck goes where it will produce more bang. Reminds me of a US CEO who used part of the US government's money ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... all around the world, things would continue to get worse before they become better. Many companies have already announced plans to reduce staff numbers. Others are contemplating. More employees will be handed pink slips in the coming months. Staff left ...

Corporate super adjusts to crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... director of corporate superannuation, said that there have been cases where they have adjusted some of the conditions for sub-plans where there have been massive job cuts. "So you're looking at how can the [former] member be best looked after. We have ...

LUCRF lowers pension fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... members from 0.9 per cent to as low as 0.2 per cent. According to a statement by the industry fund, the move comes amid plans to align LUCRF Pensions fees with its superannuation accounts. The management fee has been reduced from 0.9 per cent per annum ...

Industry unites for super message

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... websites. Pauline Vamos, ASFA chief executive, said the group first wanted to focus on those that inform the public. The group plans to send the communiquA(C) to investors but has not determined how or in which format, Vamos said. "First step is media ...

Planners rethink succession model

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... financial planning firms have taken a turn for the worse since 2008, spurring planners to radically rethink their succession plans. John Saint, head of ipac business partnering, said planners now face the tough challenge of assessing "where they're at ...