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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 ...

Go overseas, but go carefully: LaSalle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
Doing the rounds of Australia this week to promote its new open-ended funds, international property giant LaSalle Investment Management was talking up international property opportunities but warned investors to tread carefully. LaSalle said Australian ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
In an unexpected move, the Peoples Bank of China increased its one year lending rate to 5.85 per cent - the first increase since October 2004 - from 5.58 per cent. Undoubtedly the move was taken in order to cool China's overheating economy. Chinese ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly lower as some profit taking in the resources sector is likely to emerge after the market ran to fresh record highs yesterday. However, stock-specific news, particularly in the financial sector, could ...

Trust in Asian REITs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
Trust Company of Australia (Trust) has unveiled plans to expand into the Asian market by opening offices in both Hong Kong and Singapore in a move to becoming a trustee of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Trust managing director, Jonathan Sweeney ...

Weekly economic round-up

Like a dodgy taxi meter, the price of crude oil has lately been ticking higher almost every day. So much so that concerns are beginning to mount over the negative repercussion on inflation and global growth. Escalating prices of crude oil has relegated ...

APRA charges plastering super director and accountant

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has brought charges against a director and accountant of a superannuation fund after they allegedly contravened the sole purpose test and created false records to deceive APRA. Wayne Ridings, former ...

Daily economic update

To date, it appears that the rise in the price of commodities, apart from energy, has had little impact on US input prices. US producer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in March with the core rate increasing by 0.1 per cent. Financial markets expected increases ...

Aurora to IPO $150 million buy-write trust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Aurora Funds Management (Aurora) is launching an initial public offer for its new listed Aurora Buy-Write Income Trust. Aurora said the trust will use an active strategy of selling exchange traded call options over a geared portfolio from the S&P/ASX ...

Ten days or less to act on requests: ASFA

Super funds should take action within 10 days of receiving requests to transfer superannuation benefits, according to guidelines just released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA has released a best practice paper called ...