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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as strong base metal prices and a higher oil price set a positive the tone for the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the June share price index contract was ahead six points ...

Our master is the government: FF boss

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
The Future Fund is the government's money and it is the boss, said Future Fund chairman David Murray in an interview yesterday. Speaking on ABC TV, Murray said this also means the Government can dictate what shares are placed into the Fund, even though ...

InvestorWeb rates yield driven fixed interest funds

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
Fixed interest has traditionally been seen as simply a defensive asset within a portfolio, but the players from InvestorWeb's recent review are behind a new trend towards yield driven and higher risk products. InvestorWeb's general manager of managed ...

Sydney insurance brokers to stand trial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Two former insurance brokers from Sydney based Blundell & Associates will stand trial after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) brought charges relating to fraudulent behaviour. Paul Blundell and Richard Blundell will face a ...

Super Budget benefits all around: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
The Federal Budget opened up promising new opportunities for clients planning their retirement and fresh options for advisers, according to AXA's analysis. Technical services manager, Lachlan Semple, said the Federal Budget was a resounding success ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
The 11th Costello Budget, drawing almost universal praise from the superannuation industry, is tailor made to boost savings from lackluster boomers while its red tape reductions should see advisers get back to actually being advisers. "ASFA's calls ...

ACT govt goes to super tender

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
In potentially one of the biggest ever tenders of its type, the ACT government has gone to market to find a default super fund for its employees. The tender is being driven by the ACT government's need to find a default super fund for its estimated ...

Pensioners call for 13 per cent more council tax rebate: CPSA

An organisation representing pensioners has called on the government to increase council rate rebate by 13 per cent and said councils should manage their financial affairs properly instead of hiking up council rates to stump costs. "Comments by the ...

UN signs up $6 trillion to responsible investing

The world's largest pension funds and money managers are putting their money where responsible investing is after a UN initiative to adopt 'green' principles drew more than 60 signatories with a total $6 trillion in assets under management. Following ...

More aware but unlikely to switch super: CARE

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
Over three-quarters of respondents in a recent CARE Super survey said that it was more important to be aware of super than it was 12 months ago, but three-quarters also said they had not considered switching super post-choice. A quarter of respondents ...