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ALP's broadband funding comes under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... a real problem in term of long-term productivity growth." However, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello launched a scathing attack on the policy in Parliament yesterday and to national news services, claiming the plan was "The most irresponsible economic ...

PE investment in UK boosts job: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... have grown their sales at a faster rate than other companies. Meanwhile, Britain's General Union (GMB) has launched an attack on private equity managers following job restructures and losses at a car park station now under private equity ownership. The ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
The Australian share market has followed Wall Street to begin recovering from yesterday's horror as investors sift through the wreckage in search of bargains. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 12.1 points to 5844.6, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open up again on the recovery on Wall Street overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0825 AEDT, the March share price index contract was UP 23 points at 5825. In the corporate world, the frenzy of the ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...

Fix debt ahead of rate rise: ANZFP

... non-income producing assets and much of that were funded with high cost credit cards." He suggested, "The first thing you attack is the highest cost debt and then the highest non-deductible debt." But people are starting to tighten their belts with a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... 11.46 points 2,071.81.28. LONDON - UK shares staged a late recovery but still closed down after police foiled a plan to attack flights between Britain and the United States. Airline stocks like Brittish Airways suffered big losses. The FTSE 100 down ...

Sherry wins Labor votes with simple super plan

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
Labor Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Nick Sherry, impressed audiences at the annual IFSA conference on the Gold Coast on Friday, unveiling a plan for combined pension and superannuation forecasts. If voted in at the next election Labor would implement ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... even after one serious event. "For example, if your client has a major head injury and then 12 months later has a heart attack, your client gets the TPD payout - twice." Scott heralded the free Trauma Buyback Benefit upgrade as industry leading. "No ...

Govt moves on bankruptcy super shield

The Federal Government has abandoned its previously proposed line of attack towards bankrupt individuals who try to dodge their creditors by exploiting a super loophole, instead adopting a more common sense approach to the long-running problem. Late ...