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Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... for the government it also reflects the maturity of superannuation having been in place for 20 years. "Super wasn't such a big issue 10 or 20 years ago but it's now built up. [Lost superannuation] is a sign of maturity in the system and shows how superannuation ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... on both sides of the Tasman. And analysts said that, ahead of the end of the financial year on Thursday, investors such as big institutions had little reason to buy in with continuing worries about US growth and the Greek debt crisis ahead of a key vote ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... consistent with last week's US reports showing a turnaround in machinery orders, autos and other durable goods and confirm Big Benny's view that the soft patch is temporary. Wall Street hasn't gone loco - it's just positioning for a better second hal ...

Property up, interest rate rises: BIS Shrapnel

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... said the flow-on support jobs would create demand. "The engineers, the accountants, HR people, and the payroll people put a big multiplier effect through the rest of the economy," he said. Zigomanis said BIS had analysed supply and demand rates with ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Only one-third of people with superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open around one per cent lower today after US stocks fell due to fresh concerns about the financial stability of the eurozone. At 0629 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down 41 points ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... monetary affairs commissioner prefers and the EU is currently half-implementing. The point is there are no shortage of thinkers - big and small - and proposals on how to get out of this mess. The problem is everyone wants 'the' solution where most could ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... inflation." The funds invested would become part of parent company, Commonwealth Bank's general diversified sources of funding. The big four banks, source 40 per cent of their funding on the wholesale market. The Greek debt crisis has increased the cost ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... exciting," she said. "In terms of the restructure we're just getting the right people in the right jobs to take advantage of the big opportunities ahead." Bendigo Bank has about $4 billion in funds under management.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... million ($A463.75 million) to develop its Jansen Potash project in Saskatchewan in Canada. National Australia Bank led the big four banks higher, gaining 26 cents or 1.06 per cent to $24.73. Commonwealth Bank added 41 cents to $50.90, Westpac firmed ...