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ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... in March. The same report also found more than a third of the listed 200 companies failed to comply with the Corporations Act - notifying changes in directors' interest more than 14 calendar days after the event. In response to the latest figures, ASXMS ...

REST targets member TFNs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
REST Super, the $14 billion super fund for the retail industry, helped at least 200,000 of its members avoid paying undue tax under the 'No TFN Tax' ruling, and hopes to help 60,000 more through an internal TFN reporting drive. Under the 'No TFN Tax' ...

Plato wins OptiMix mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Boutique fund manager Plato Investment Management has been appointed as an OptiMix Australian Equities manager. "[Plato's] addition to the OptiMix Wholesale Australian shares portfolio will improve the alpha potential and the use of short positions ...

Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
For a country that complains about paying record high oil prices, Australia is set to enjoy an export revenue bonanza as it exploits shortages in world food, commodities and resources. Yesterday the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics ...

Salary sacrifice on the rise: legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
The $1 billion industry fund, legalsuper, has experienced a 50 per cent increase in salary sacrifice contributions at the end of May, despite returns being the worst for 20 years. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of the $1 billion super fund claims ...

Asian banks still insulated from sub-prime

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
While the sub-prime disaster caused chaos in developed world credit markets, the Asian banking system continues to weather the storm amazingly well. Moody's Investors Service said the ratings outlook for many banks is generally stable and for some it's ...

Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Arrears in Australia for securitised mortgages increased to 1.45 per cent during April, its highest ever recorded level, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&PRS). Securitised mortgages are those 20 per cent of mortgages where the funding is sourced ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Housing affordability is like petrol prices in that it brings out the economic enthusiasts with their so-called miracle solutions. The latest set of big ideas is from the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability that this week released its major ...

Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and New Zealand Securities Commission have applauded the Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings (MRSO) - a new legislation that will see trans-Tasman mutual recognition of securities offerings. ...

Oil speculators push up prices 50 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
It happens to house prices, shares prices, currency markets, in wage negotiations and now it's happening to oil prices. The speculators have moved in and pushed prices way above where they should be. Shane Oliver, chief economist and chief investment ...