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Plan B up 40 pct on debut

Portfolio administration to funds management group Plan B Group Holdings closed its first day on the stockmarket at $1.40, a hefty 40 per cent premium over its listing price. Among those who benefited from the strong trading were the more than 50 per ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger today on a positive lead from Wall Street and higher base metal prices. At 0648 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was 24 points higher at 6,351. Today, the Australian ...

Plum awash with TFNs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
Plum Financial Services' campaign to inform clients about the significance of not submitting tax file numbers post-1 July has netted a four-fold rise in submissions over the past few months, according to chief executive, Mike Fitzsimons. The number ...

Clean, green profit machines

New figures show that clean technology companies trumped the Australian sharemarket in the performance stakes over the last financial year with one outperforming stock returning more than 1,000 per cent over the period. Based on the analysis of the ...

REST rolls out returns to members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Public offer industry fund REST Superannuation has announced distributions of $1.7 billion to its 1.6 million members for the last financial year. "We are very pleased with this result providing a strong return for REST members. The fund has grown significantly ...

FF enters market but quietly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
The $42 billion Future Fund has entered the market to begin placing its $42 billion in investible assets, but won't be letting on how it intends doing it. "The Board of Guardians of the Future Fund confirms that it has met its previously stated objective ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
SimplerSuper has put a rocket underneath total contributions flows with analysts suggesting total inflows could reach $114 billion this year, up a staggering 42 per cent from last year. Ross Clare, director of research for the Association of Super Funds ...

CommBank stays with EDS

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
The Commonwealth Bank has had difficulties with its information technology service provider EDS at times during their 10 year relationship, but all that was put to one side when the bank and the technology services company renewed their vows for another ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open relatively flat this morning, after thinner global trading overnight due to the close of US markets. At 0640 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was five points higher to ...

Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
As our dollar continues challenging its own records, and puts the squeeze on smaller mining companies, soaring takeover activity sees Australia join a world gone M&A mad. The Australian dollar strengthened almost 20 per cent against the greenback in ...