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Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold for the 13th month in a row, but Access Economics tips that rates will go north following any possible tax cuts in in May's budget announcement. Access Economics director, Chris Richardson ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as commodity prices again take the lead, offsetting any investor concern about a mixed performance on US markets overnight. Australian mining stocks listed in the UK surged overnight and that momentum ...

Commonwealth banks on customer service and IT

The Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a four-pronged corporate strategy that includes merging two key units, improving IT and offering flexible employment in a bid to remain one of the country's leading banks. Commonwealth's chief executive officer, Ralph ...

Hewitt eyes investment consulting

Hewitt Associates, better known locally for its HR and actuarial services, is eyeing the investment consulting market, potentially posing a fresh threat to incumbents such as JANA, Watson Wyatt and Mercer. While Hewitt has been running a local HR operation ...

Asset Super reallocates assets with new mandates

Asset Super's rapidly swelling FUM has caused it to rethink and reallocate its investment allocation, resulting in new mandates being given to QUEST Asset Partners and Perennial. Intech, the fund's asset allocation managers, will oversee the process ...

Ord Minnett launches focused international equities product

Stock broking and financial services group Ord Minnett has launched its second structured investment product, STRIPES Global Pinnacles, designed to address investor demand for international equities. Ord Minnett Asset Management's managing director ...

STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

With only three months to go before mega funds STA and ARF tie the knot to form a $20 billion mammoth fund, ARF chief executive Ian Silk said members can expect key changes including an expanded investment menu and better insurance. All eyes are on ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

Up to 500,000 more employees will be able to choose their superannuation fund under new workplace relations amendments announced yesterday. The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, said the move will be enforced as of 1 July 2006. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US and some base metal gains sets the tone for another positive session on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 16 points ...

Measure super choice the right way: InvestmentLink

Super choice is alive and kicking hard, but its being driven by people taking their old fund to their new employer rather than by traditional rollovers. Latest figures from superannuation information hub specialist InvestmentLink confirm that in just ...