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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The Australian share market had rebounded slightly at noon after opening in the red today while the market digested the terms of the proposed Westpac and St George Bank merger. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.3 points, or 0.07 ...

Health insurance lobby lessons

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The reforms to the private health insurance rebate and the industry reaction to it should be studied by everyone in wealth management who seeks to influence government policy. A furious health insurance industry came out fighting yesterday after the ...

Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing fell by a seasonally adjusted 6.1 per cent in March, which was much worse than the median market forecast for a one per cent fall. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 59,371 home ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket reversed yesterday's solid performance by turning its back on early gains, pushed into the red by market leaders as sentiment soured. Having staged a turnaround yesterday to end up 0.8 per cent on the prospect ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
Research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed that superannuation product disclosure statements (PDS) under 20 pages long are the most effective way to present information to investors. The research conducted ...

Centro rescue till Dec

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
High profile Australian sub-prime victim Centro Properties Group has been given until December 15 to refinance its debts. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) yesterday, Centro announced that its banks have agreed to an ...

Synchron taps online insurance advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
Synchron advisers has called on business strategy provider Strategies Plus to develop a new website that will help them step up their presence in online insurance. According to business strategist Michael Harrison from Strategies Plus, who was recently ...

ASIC divides to conquer

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will split its single enforcement directorate division into six and four of its 'silo' directorates into 17 stakeholder teams, in a bid to stay relevant with the fast evolving financial markets. ...

Carbon assets in valuation freefall

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
The NSW government's decision to sell its coal burning power stations before they lose all their value highlights how deeply our national focus on carbon reduction will impact the economy. The irony is the political debate around the sell-off was opposed ...

Bluestone repositions reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Bluestone Group will stop distributing reverse mortgages through brokers and financial planners and will focus its activities on distribution through alliance partners. Bluestone chief executive Peter McGuinness said the group had alliances with Westpac ...