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Inadequate returns deter super top-ups: survey

In its March 2003 quarterly report, ING Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research that found 10.5 per cent of Australian households would hesitate to invest more in superannuation due to inadequate returns. Of the 1,200 respondents ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones edges higher

The Dow Jones recorded another moderate gain overnight, rising 21.15 points to 8286.60 as the US market reacted with muted optimism to the first day of full blown hostilities against Iraq. With the attention now firmly fixed on war, investors will now ...

APRA freezes Strategic Capital Superannuation Fund

Paul Cully The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today froze the $24 million of assets held by the Perth-based trustee of the Strategic Capital Superannuation Fund and launched an investigation into the fund to "provide a comprehensible ...

Centro announces $1.32 billion move for AMP Shopping Centre Trust

Paul Cully Listed property trust Centro today acquired 19.9% of units in AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART) and promptly followed up the acquisition with an off-market bid to take the remaining units, valuing ART at approximately $1.32 billion. "We believe ...

ASIC issues updated tip sheet for below-par auditors

John Fernando The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that it has issued an updated information sheet to provide guidance for applicants wishing to register as a company auditor. The information sheet, entitled 'how ...

ASIC "disappointed" with fundraising non-disclosures

John Fernando The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that it had issued 51 interim stop orders and eight final stop orders on prospectuses or Offer Information Statement (OIS) since July 1 2002. The announcement ...

Merrill Lynch gets three star Aus equities rating: Morningstar

Paul Cully Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has been given a three star Australian equities rating by Morningstar, although future performance is likely to be hampered by the February departure of Steve Gliddon from the team, the ratings house ...

APRA and what it means in 2003: Littrell speaks out

Paul Cully Charles Littrell, executive general manager policy research consulting for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), has outlined the regulator's role in the post-HIH financial landscape as it tries to find a balance between ...

Morningstar puts Maple-Brown Abbott on notice

Paul Cully Morningstar today reaffirmed its five star rating for Maple-Brown Abbott's (MBA) Australian equities management, but warned that it would be closely monitoring the manager for any deterioration in performance in the wake of Robert Maple-Brown's ...

Telstra chief brands AFR article claims "misleading"

John Fernando Telstra chief executive officer Ziggy Switkowski today said that claims made in an article published in the Australian Financial Review, claiming that a shareholder supported proposal from its Hong Kong venture Reach with its banking syndicate ...