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Boomers to postpone retirement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... postpone their retirement. Almost 60 per cent of Australian baby boomers believe domestic shares will fall further in the next six months and 69 per cent said the global sharemarkets would do the same. This is sparking some noticeable budgetary changes ...

SMSFs get web upgrade

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... John McIlroy, Multiport's chief executive. The web release also gives advisers fee reports and client contact listing. The next web upgrade, to be released this month, will contain additional reports and SMSF educational materials. "For advisers that ...

WHK sells NEXT stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
WHK Group is selling the group's 30 per cent stake in NEXT Financial for $11 million. The $11 million consideration is expected to be paid in two instalments; $7.4 million in cash at settlement and $3.6 million in cash or shares in Wilson HTM. The sale ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... prices closed 0.7 per cent lower on Friday, after investors took profit on heavyweight HSBC ahead of its earnings report next week. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 83.37 points to 12,811.57. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market had a fairly ...

Subsidise financial advice: Shiller

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
Investors can be better protected from the next investment bubble if the government legislate subsidised financial advice and support an insurance scheme that will hedge home-owners against extreme property prices, said Dr. Robert Shiller, the author ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... advocate, highlighting the country's well-regulated financial system. Singapore is expected to unveil its tax plans in full next month.

Comm Bank opens cap protected product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... one gives investors total capital protection at maturity, with the potential for up to 80 per cent capital growth over the next five years or maturity. The second strategy provides 80 per cent capital protection at maturity and unlimited capital growth ...

Lonsec 'recommends' Instreet DPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... relatively small percentage of their clients' cash to secure market exposure," he said. "If the market does rally over the next two years, these clients will participate in upswing while currently enjoying the security of the government guaranteed bank ...

Riccardian equivalence redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... their government's debts. Last Monday's summit convened by President Obama gave an end point to the long run - within the next four years. Obama promised to cut America's budget deficit - reported to be around US$1.3 billion - by half by the end of his ...

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... the existing bail-out plan where the government acquired non-voting preferred shares with guaranteed dividend payments, the next round of capital injection could involve common shares with voting rights. Aite Group senior analyst Denise Valentine said ...