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Escalator gets US tick of approval

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Plum Financial Service's super savings program, Escalator, has received the thumbs up from US investment powerhouse, Vanguard, as it continues to garner business from its Australian corporate clients. Plum managing director Mike Fitzsimons visited Vanguard ...

Escalator take up reach 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Only a year after Plum Financial Service introduced an 'opt out' super contributions scheme, half of their 82-strong clients are considering to adopt the policy. The Escalator Program was developed to encourage employees to contribute more to their ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
From Russia to Brazil, Africa to India, emerging markets are outpacing their developed counterparts left, right and centre, and Credit Agricole Asset Management's (CAAM) Australian arm is the latest firm to capitalise on this sector's growth. Launched ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following declines in US stocks overnight as concerns about a US recession escalated. In London, base metal prices were weaker. At 0713 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Member protection costs will hurt: AUSfund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
Super fund managers should consider placing inactive members into eligible rollover funds to reduce member protection costs, according to AUSfund. Warren Fawcett, manager of the Eligible Rollover Fund (ERF) at AUSfund, said member protection costs would ...

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Profits from China's export boom continue driving investment and fuelling its phenomenal economic growth, but China's toxic toy story has taken on a new development that will likely impact its lucrative Christmas export trade. Manufacturing remains ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Looks like the May budget's tax cuts have poured straight into cash registers as retail spending data has shown a blow-out that has the market not just certain Cup Day will win us a rate hike but there will likely be another one under the Christmas ...

Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Fill up now, and expect to pour more cash into the tank next time, as new supply problems and increasing tensions in the Middle East have the price of oil flirting with US$94 a barrel for the first time ever. It's official; the price of oil has climbed ...

Another rabbit out of the hat

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
On day one of the 'official' election campaign, the Howard government pulled one big rabbit out of the campaign hat with yet more tax cuts, this time to the tune of $34 billion over the next three years. No one voiced cynicism over the timing when Treasurer ...

Singapore laybys Australia

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
There's nothing poor about Singapore. A home away from home for global financial 'A' listers, and with escalating numbers of wealthy locals, Singapore has become a bit of an Aussie-phile when it comes to buying up assets. Reports back in May had the ...