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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 17 points to 5038 at 0734 AEST. Today, MBF Australia will release annual ...

Small caps can keep on delivering: Pengana

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
Pengana's Emerging Companies Fund has delivered another quarter of outperformance, despite a decline in the benchmark and not being leveraged to the resources growth story, and the group sees no reason for that performance to fall off any time soon. ...

Make higher contributions compulsory: Finsia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has today convened a seminar to present proposals as to why employees should be forced to contribute 3 per cent of their gross salaries into super. "The key questions we must ask ourselves are ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

The Federal Government has made a series of recommendations in a bid to improve the superannuation savings of people aged under 40, including raising the current 9 per cent compulsory super contribution by 3 per cent. The House of Representatives Committee ...

Mum and dad investors want a slice of the private equity pie

Private equity was once the domain of institutional investors but a rising number of companies are re-writing the rules by launching private equity funds tailored to retail investors. Macquarie is one of the first off the rank with its unlisted global ...

Daily economic update

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) voted 8-1 to keep interest rates unchanged for the seventh month in a row. The minutes of the MPC March meeting revealed that the almost unanimous decision to keep interest rates steady at 4.5 per ...

ING adds non-commutable pension plan

In a bid to offer more retirement income flexibility, ING has rolled out plans to offer a non-commutable pension for people who choose to take advantage of the Government's transition to retirement (TTR) regulations. The TTR rules, which were announced ...

Senior Tax Offset makes super less attractive for older investors

The introduction of the Senior Tax Offset may make super less attractive for investors at retirement or pension age, which may be a deterrent for people being pushed to fast-track their super savings. Personal investments commentator Darryl Dixon told ...

Macquarie new property trust enters market

Macquarie's foundation investors have given overwhelming approval to its new Director Property fund with a 93 per cent show of support across all its syndicates. It is a reaction Macquarie believe will be emulated by a market place hungry for property ...

Be prepared to pay for advice: FPA

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has issued yet another warning in the super choice brouhaha claiming the debate on fees is 'missing the point' and some fund members should be 'prepared to pay' for relevant and tailored advice. "Some fund members ...