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Westfield raises US$1.5 billion

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... of 5.7 per cent. The joint bookrunners and leads were Bank of America, Citibank and Morgan Stanley. Bank of America's country executive officer, Paul Bartlett, says the issue was the largest REIT (property fund) deal done in the US capital markets for ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... Australia is generally ranked in the top handful in terms of technology uptake. Importantly, Australia is being seen as a country where fiscal policy is now being framed in a long-term context as opposed to those cases where it is seen in the context ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... session, but China Merchants Bank surged in its trading debut after the $US2.4 billion ($A3.17 billion) stock sale by the country's sixth-largest lender saw massive investor demand. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended at 17,600.65, down 19.32 points. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... Australia's losses followed a fall in US stocks on Tuesday, as Internet stocks dropped and the Thai army seized power in the country's first coup in 15 years, rattling international financial markets. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 14.09 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... points to 5015.7. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday, as Internet stocks dropped and the Thai army seized power in the country's first coup in 15 years, rattling international financial markets. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 14.09 points ...

Coming soon: Virgin personal loans

... it was a logical step to enter the larger $88 billion personal loans sector having been a successful participant of the country's $34 billion credit card industry. "It certainly is a crowded market already but we want to take a look at the product in ...

DFA funds "holy grail" research on Aussie equities

... the early 1990s through their deep-value portfolio theory. Brailsford said the comprehensive research will benefit the country's burgeoning superannuation industry. According to research estimates, the capital pool in Australia is growing fast and will ...

KiwiSaver takes off

... delivered," said NZ's Finance Minister Michael Cullen on the day the Bill was passed. The scheme will be administered by the country's Inland Revenue which will administer the funds and process the paperwork for those who chose to 'opt out' or save more ...

Taxman fee for DIY funds trebles

... of 30,000 new funds per year. On last count, there are 317,000 SMSFs and together they hold more than one-fifth of the country's total superannuation assets. Phil La Greca, SMSF specialist Multiport, said the $45 fee was a seven-year old fee and that ...

Expats lose out on super

... implication of that move on their retirement benefits. Esler added, "It's a little bit too hard to put your super in one country and work in another. The new rules don't give them the ability to bring all their assets together." Ford said they did bring ...