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Global indices are dinosaurs: Schroders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
Global equity indices are dinosaurs and could be heading for extinction, according to Schroders' head of sales, Brian Scott. Scott said indices such as the MSCI World (ex-Australia) were inefficient, had a poor alignment of interest, were unsafe and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
The Australian share market stayed lower at noon after a sharp fall overnight in US stocks and fears of future interest rate rises. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 Index was down 57.3 points to 6279.8 and the all ordinaries was 58.5 points lower at 6308.9. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to fall today following losses on Wall St, and weaker commodity prices overnight. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 29 points to 6373. In economic news, the Reserve ...

Economic round-up: Economists weather forecast

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Australia's current account deficit is expected to have narrowed in the first quarter where exports climbed and companies paid less interest on their overseas borrowings. The current account deficit is the broadest measure of trade because it includes ...

Australia trailing towards the future

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2007
Despite all the positive talk, Australia's growth seriously lags behind the global average and is even more unimpressive given the mining boom we currently enjoy, according to futurist Neville Norman. Giving background to a discussion of Australia's ...

Economic round-up: Circle your wagons

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2007
While we continue to ride the resources boom, it seems that our cash starved infrastructure is beginning to hit the country's coffers where it hurts - in the mining sector. Hundreds of wagons once used to transport Queensland coal are lying idle throughout ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open lower this morning with most of the world's major markets closed on Monday due to public holidays. At 0818 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down seven points at 6265. In local ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

Industry funds management chair Garry Weaven has called on the government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population. In an address to the National ...

Much ado over Northern Trust

Investment industry consultant Morse Consulting has thrown in a contrarian view on the emotive debate surrounding the Future Fund's decision to outsource its custodian needs to offshore player Northern Trust. "Some general media comment recently has ...

Print Super terminates mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
Industry fund Print Super has dropped managers Maple-Brown Abbott, Portfolio Partners and Credit Suisse and handed the $340 million in mandates to Tyndall, MIR, ABN AMRO and Generation. Print Super cut Maple-Brown Abbott's $180 million equities mandate ...