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Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... points higher to 4.26 per cent in June from a low of 3.31 percent in March. This US experience is repeated elsewhere in the major world economies, including Australia. The trigger this time came in the form of a report warning that a proposed change ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Australian shares were lower at noon, led by miners and property trusts, on concerns the global economy is slowing amid a tightening of credit and rising energy prices. The market recovered some of the earlier losses as gold and energy stocks gained ...

Great Southern shrinks as sales drop

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... scheme projects dipped to $315 million at the end of June - a $100 million cut from $415 million the year prior. One of the major culprits of the sales loss is the delay of one of the firm's flagship pulpwood plantation investment projects. "General ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... highs and another slide in the US dollar, all against a backdrop of political unease over Iran and the possibility of a major confrontation with the United States. In London, the FTSE 100 index plunged 145.16 points, or 2.69 per cent, to 5,261.60. FRANKFURT ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... domestic financial market activity this week. Governor Stevens is expected to focus on the policy dilemma currently facing most major central banks of the world, that of slowing growth and increasing inflationary pressures. While official inflation figures ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... homebuilders. In the coming months, the BoE will continue to thread a fine line in response to the dilemma facing other major central banks, that of rising inflation and slowing growth. With the deterioration in UK economic activity gathering pace, it ...

LUCRF makes history

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... for women 59 years only 34,000 people were eligible. Australia however had to wait until the 1970s for the next wave of major reform when the Whitlam government announced it would peg age pension levels to 25 per cent of workers' earnings and when the ...

FPA backs 'advice within super' review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... inefficiencies that have become entrenched in the system, in particular the payment of sales commissions to financial advisers by major retail funds."

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... but I wouldn't read too much into that. "There is some good value in the market, people just need to take a stand." The major banks were weaker, with Westpac down 65 cents to $19.04, ANZ losing 58 cents to $18.22, National Australia Bank down 73 cents ...

Ex-Allianz Global retail head joins S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... starts later this month and will be based in Sydney. Milton has over 21 years' industry experience, including working for major funds management and wealth management businesses. Her most recent role was as the head of distribution and head of retail ...

Editor's Choice

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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