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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat on a negative US lead, although recent performances have seen the local reporting season having a strong, positive influence. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0849 AEDT, the March share price index ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Following the lead of the Western Australian Government, which announced a $300 million scheme whereby the State government would take a 30-40 per cent share in home ownership with 3,000 low to middle income earners, the national Labor spokeswoman for ...

ANZ appoints ops and IT head

ANZ has appointed David Cartwright as group managing director in operations, technology and shared services, following the planned retirement of Mike Grime. Cartwright will move from the United Kingdom where he was previously the chief executive officer ...

Super funds could offer transaction banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
Super funds will have much greater scope to offer financial services and even transaction banking facilities to their retired members under the Simplified Super changes announced in last year's Budget. The abolition of taxes on super benefits, both ...

Dig deeper to find value in hedge funds: Permal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
Hedge funds and their returns should not be a mystery, according to fund of hedge funds (FOHF) specialist Permal Group, even if the hedge fund moniker is now so widely bandied around it is next to useless. "Saying something is a 'hedge fund' without ...

DFS fee model a winner

DFS Advisory Services, a planning group spun-off from accounting firm Deloitte five years ago, has adopted a fee-for-service model that is proving a hit with high net worth investors. The group inherited the proprietary 'fee matrix' created by Deloitte ...

LGSS paints $400m in property green

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) is planning to implement a Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) policy across its $400 million property portfolio, a step change that other super funds could soon follow as environmental issues ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon with a stronger banking sector helping offset patchy commodity prices and a flat lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 15.7 points higher at 5939.8 while the all ordinaries ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...

CommInsure ranked first in group risk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
CommInsure has been ranked first in group risk in Plan For Life's latest data on the back of continued support from its top clients. Ten of CommInsure's top 30 clients went to tender in 2006 with the insurer successfully retaining all of their business ...