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Austock added to Mac margin lending

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... Austock Life managing director, Ross Higgins, said the ability for investors to now gear the Austock Imputation Bond through a third party provider like Macquarie brought an array of benefits. "As Macquarie is a third party lender, Austock's investment ...

Economic round up: offshore outsourcing outsourced

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
As technology industries' demand for offshore services drives India's wages growth, India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is sending some of its outsourcing services offshore to Mexico. While India's salaries generally remain significantly lower than ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market was stuck in a rut for the third successive day this week, with falls on Wall St and weaker commodity prices again to blame. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 44.9 points at 6,263.7, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... down 21.2 points to 6308.6, while the all ordinaries dipped 21.3 points to 6337.3. NEW YORK - US stocks closed down for a third consecutive session on Tuesday as higher bond yields raised concerns about borrowing costs and more fallout from the subprime ...

Economic round up: weather winners and losers

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... that necessitated dramatic cuts to the number of coal ships leaving Newcastle port. The port, which accounts for around a third of Australia's coal exports, continues to attract tourists to a large coal ship still beached at its entrance. And with the ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... SEQUAL-accredited 'Understanding Equity Release Plans' course for the MFAA. As part of its education focus, SEQUAL also announced a third accredited equity release course, run by the Over Fifty Group, joining those run by the MFAA and fellow lender Bluestone. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... Meanwhile, rival Telstra lost three cents to $4.79. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July crude closed higher for the third day in a row on Friday, gaining 35 US cents to settle at $US68 a barrel. As a result, energy stocks rose in early trading. ...

Internationals in rare win over Aussies

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... is now up 32 per cent in the last year. Small cap stocks also outperformed their large and mid cap counterparts for the third consecutive month. Andrew Keevers, director of research at Rainmaker, said that, "Both from superannuation fund results and ...

QSuper champions fin literacy

... that it might not sound like a revolutionary step but it attempts to engage their younger members, who make up more than a third of their total membership base to start managing their finances early on. "It's not just about superannuation but on everything ...

Professionals must have an ethical code: CFA Institute

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA), now 90,000 strong across 55 countries, said the key to its success over the last six decades is its sharp focus on professional ethics rather than just technical education. Ethics supported by professional ...