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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... Ordinaries lost 20.1 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 5757.8. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on Wednesday, with all three major indices down more than one per cent, on concerns about inflation and higher interest rates as oil jumped to a record above $123 ...

Foreign Exempt rules under review

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Foreign Exempt companies listed on ASX will be eligible for index inclusion, provided the primary listing of the stock is on a major exchange within a developed market. Foreign Exempt companies will still be required to meet all the standard index inclusion ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... Strong total returns, highest level of income and low volatility - direct property fits the bill and has beaten all other major asset classes in fattening investors' bottom lines in the last 20 years, new research shows. According to the Australian Direct ...

Advisers endorse rural insurance top guns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... obtaining medical tests required for insurance policies and a lack of flexibility in the underwriting processes of many of the major insurance providers," said Williams.

India to ban food futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... consumers are being pushed aside in favour of hungry beef cattle. Oil prices are a food price problem too because oil is a major ingredient used in the production of fertilizer, meaning many farmers can't even afford fertilizer to grow grain in the first ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... Wall Street overnight certainly has given investors here a bit of confidence. "There is green all over the screen. "The major banks are really the ones that have given the market most of its gains today. "BHP and Rio have posted mild gains, nothing too ...

Pentafin recruits ex-Macq head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Financial solutions provider Pentafin has appointed the former director and head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Bank's consumer finance division to spearhead the group's ambitious expansion plans. Stephen Karrasch brings over 20 years experience ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... become, particularly when overlaid with comments by Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, in a major speech on Monday that transparency will continue to be the preferred approach. The alternative is we continue our current ...

Attack tax with tact

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
One of the major recommendations that came out of the recent 2020 Summit was for a "root and branch" review of tax system even though we all know this is just code for Prime Minister Rudd wanting to increase, not lower, the tax take. Case in point is ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Commonwealth Bank hopes to get first mover advantage over its big bank rivals by launching a project to overhaul several of its most antiquated, but core, information systems. CBA yesterday briefed the media and investors on plans to spend $580 million ...

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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 Funds 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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