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Basis new fund yields maiden one-year return

Basis Capital's Yield fund has posted an impressive first year return of 13.5 per cent and funds under management figures of $55 million. The yield fund invests across global structured credit and some liquid high yield investments taking advantage ...

New incentives to boost FUM

Tasmanian based Quadrant Superannuation Scheme has formulated a new strategy to increase its funds under management. The fund is offering Hobart City Council workers who are already members of Quadrant the chance to win a $200 Myer gift voucher if they ...

Costello says economic slowdown not unwelcome

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2004
The current slowdown in the Australian economy was not unwelcome, Treasurer Peter Costello said today. In figures released yesterday, the economy grew 0.3 per cent in the September quarter, giving the nation an annual growth rate of 3.0 per cent. The ...

Battlers support super contributions

Figures released by the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue the Hon Mal Brouch show that over 17 per cent of low and middle income earners will receive a government co-contribution to their superannuation. "We expect next year's take-up to ...

Insurance continues slow downward slide

Life insurance premium inflows continued to slide but were offset by lower policy payments according to life insurance market data released today by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA). The data covers the quarter to June of this year ...

All signs point to an economic deceleration

New economic data for the month of October 2004 has been released revealing a reduction 0.7 per cent in the value of retail trade and a 2.4 per cent drop in building approvals. On an industry groups basis the fall in retail trade was driven mainly by ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open firmer as continued momentum from yesterday's trade flows through the market. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was seven points firmer at 3943 on a volume ...

Australian stocks steaming towards 4000

The Australian sharemarket continued its race towards the 4000 point barrier with another surge today underpinned by gains in the banking and retailing sectors and blue chip stocks. ABN Amro Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said there seemed ...

ING on the right track

In recent times ING's Wholesale Australian Share Trust has been battling both performance problems and personnel issues but a refinement in strategy coupled with new staff appointments see the fund well placed for a reversal of fortunes. While the fund ...

ING reduces wholesale fees

ING has dropped ongoing fees for its Mortgage Trust No 2 and Wholesale Fixed Interest Securities Trust effective 19 November 2004. Fees for the Mortgage Trust has been reduced from 1.25 per cent to 0.95 per cent while fees for the Wholesale Fixed Interest ...