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Fed govt tightens foreign investment rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The federal government has outlined a set of principles which screens foreign investments into Australia to ensure future investment projects are in line with the country's national interest. The principles examine if particular foreign investment projects ...

G'day Vietnam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
A Vietnamese investment company with a 20 per cent plus target return is set to list in Australia, offering local investors access to the second fastest growing economy in Asia. Lawrence Nguyen, chief executive of Vietnam Emerging Capital Limited (VECL) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... investors came back to the banking sector and commodity prices surged overnight. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said investors were relieved that bad news on corporate earnings seemed to be coming to and end after yesterday's ...

SMSFs under microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The federal government is consulting superannuation industry bodies to ensure self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) operators understand their responsibilities. Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said the government was closely ...

Ray White targets instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Ray White Invest, the investment management division of the real estate giant, is repositioning itself to offer products suited for institutional investors. Ray White Invest has traditionally catered for high net worth investors and syndicates but their ...

Finsia opens doors to experts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Finsia has created a mentoring program for its members to provide them with career advice and allow them to meet industry veterans. The 16-week Finsia Mentoring Program costs $600 and is only available to Finsia members across Australia and New Zealand. ...

NZ Super in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a negative return over the six-month period to December last year, citing continued global equity market volatility. The fund's full year net return on investments to June 2007 was 14.5 per cent before tax ...

Lander joins Credit Suisse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia has appointed former van Eyk research head, Jerome Lander, to head of international equities and portfolio of diversified assets. Lander will manage the international equities and portfolio of diversified assets ...

Reputex to tap $554bn sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Reputex has released its Future Energy Index Series ahead of forecasts that revenue in global alternative energy and water industries will increase six-fold to $554 billion in 12 years. The Future Energy Index Series covers all aspects of the global ...

Govt extends tax exemptions for terminally ill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Federal Government has extended the superannuation tax exemption given to terminally ill Australians from the previous date of 12 September to the earlier date of 1 July 2007. At present, those under 55 years of age are taxed 20 per cent when they ...