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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon following a strong lead from Wall Street and renewed optimism among the local banks. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 90.2 points higher to 6460.3, while the All Ordinaries had gained 87 ...

The $200 super gift

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
Australians can bump up their Christmas budget by cashing in their unclaimed super account balances, as long as the total amount is less than $200. Matt McCrory, AUSfund manager, said Australia has more than 5.5 million unclaimed super accounts valued ...

Interest rates not the only monetary policy lever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
With Australia's super system looking more and more like Singapore's every day, maybe it's time we also followed their lead in using contribution rates as a de facto monetary policy tool. The Singapore Central Provident Fund (CFP) is their A$100 billion ...

Meet the mini-institutions

For all the talk about the investment industry ignoring Gen Xers and Gen Yers in favour of baby boomers, one industry expert has said the segment, which he refers to as "the mini-institutional investors", are not well served. Julian Smith, a director ...

FICS raises maximum claim to $150k

Investors who lodge a complaint against their fund manager, financial planner or stockbroker can claim up to $150,000, up 50 per cent from the previous limit of $100,000 under a new policy by the Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS). From 1 ...

Product-based fees create conflict

Financial planners will not be recognised as true professionals for as long as 'product-based' remuneration models exist, according to discussion papers released by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). The Institute has used an ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Industry super funds' direct share investment options are tempting some self managed super funds (SMSFs) to rollover their accounts to save themselves the administration burdens and still keep the flexibility. Julie Lander, CARE Super chief executive ...

Magellan Global is best-of-breed

Ratings firm Zenith Partners has given new boutique manager Magellan a "recommended" rating on the back of its recently launched Magellan Global fund. Zenith endorses Magellan Global for client portfolios with an allocation to global resources, real ...

Fin planning uptake doubles

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The number of people who fully follow their planner's advice have doubled compared to last year but the industry still has a long way to go, according to a new survey. ING Australia commissioned Nielsen to survey over 700 consumers and 300 financial ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 77 points lower to 6619.6 while the All Ordinaries was down 72.2 points to 6654.5. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 65 points lower to 6633 on a volume of 15,372 ...