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Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
Senator Hillary Clinton has announced plans for a new pension scheme, which takes a leaf out of the Australian superannuation system, as part of her 2008 presidential election campaign. Senator Clinton's American Retirement Accounts (ARA) plan will ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... cent or 101.18 points at 16,312.61. HONG KONG - Blue chips climbed 2.74 per cent in a fourth-straight record. It came as Clearing Ltd shares and Hong Kong Exchanges shares gained on a strong flow of funds. Strong oil and gold prices also pushed up Chinese ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... to rise by 0.56 per cent, making it their third record in a row. It came as investors bought Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx), as the Chinese economy continues to flourish. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 142.65 points to finish at ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... The report is based on InvestmentLink's analysis of millions of electronic superannuation payments paid through their clearing services information hubs into 1.3 million active superannuation accounts by 40,000 employers. It shows that while the top ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... higher after the Hong Kong government raised its stake in the operator of the stock exchange, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. The Hang Seng index rose 17.09 points to 23,999.70. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket eased in line with offshore ...

GBST buys InfoComp for $56m

... in the region. GBST has over 120 staff nationally and provides market access and transaction solutions to local banks, clearing houses, custodians, fund managers, margin lenders and brokers. Meanwhile, InfoComp has over 130 staff and provides wealth ...

NZ bourse doubles earnings ahead of KiwiSaver

... other tax related changes in October. Ahead of the legislation, the group is already planning to move to an upgraded Clearing and Settlement System, complete with a Central Counterparty function. "This upgraded infrastructure, combined with the upcoming ...

SELECT absolute return fund gets rating tick from Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
... which aims to return cash plus 5-7 per cent per annum, with a management performance fee of payable semi-annually for clearing the 180 day bank bill rate by 2.5 per cent, with a management fee of 1.38 per cent, excluding performance bonuses and borrowing ...

Budget reply: National clearing house, halve the OS withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... frenetic pace as the clock ran down, Rudd said a Labor Government would introduce a centralised national superannuation clearing house and that they would pull out all stops to make Australia a funds management hub for the Asian region Rudd also announced ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... "get government off the back of business" are streamlining of regulatory changes and creating an optional superannuation clearing house for businesses. A big winner for small businesses is Labor's plan to allow them to charge Commonwealth departments ...