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TWUSUPER selects CommInsure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... teamed up with CommInsure to enhance its insurance offering for the bulk of its members. Effective 26 April, the level of basic insurance cover available to the majority of the super fund's members without the need for any application for insurance forms ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was weaker at noon after US stocks fell overnight after a double dose of lacklustre economic news on the housing market and the factory sector dampened investor optimism. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Sherry overhauls award system

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... submissions and hearings from those who will be affected by the new system. The award system will be modernised based on 10 basic award conditions so that entitlements such as penalty rates and overtime are protected, said the Senator. Superannuation ...

Central banks try again to lift liquidity

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
Several of the world's most prominent central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve, overnight announced details of the latest scheme - basically looser lending, by them, to select counterparties - that they hope will help revive liquidity in interbank ...

Raise the pension, says seniors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
A consumer body is flagging the need for a raise in the Age Pension following reports that the government may ditch the $500 bonus payment to senior Australians this year. Australia's largest consumer organisation for older Australians, National Seniors ...

Clever but not too clever investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Recent shakeouts in the LPT and direct property sector have prompted property investment firms including Ray White Invest to steer clear from "too clever" institutional products. RWI head of sales and distribution, David Adiseshan, said the recent chain ...

ASIC closes Risqy Forex scheme

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... schemes to be registered to better protect the interests of people who invest in those schemes. "This includes ensuring that basic but vital disclosures are provided to investors so that informed investment decisions can be made. "ASIC can and will act ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was over two per cent in the red at noon, dragged down by heavy falls in banking stocks, after Wall Street finished weaker overnight. Analysts said continuing "ordinary news" on the US economy was weighing heavily on the ...

QSuper offers low cost option

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
QSuper has designed a low cost balanced option, Basic Growth, which boasts a low management expense ratio by focusing on passive investments. Basic Growth maintains a low management expense ratio (MER) of 0.32 per cent for 2007/08 due to passive investments ...

Centrelink lends hand on fin literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... Instead they offer information regarding how various investments are assessed under the social security income or asset test, basic taxation requirements and the risk levels associated with different financial strategies. According to Centrelink, employed ...