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Garnaut Review heralds an economic revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Climate change to date has largely just been a political weapon but the Garnaut Climate Change Review presents a picture that could revolutionise how Australia's economy operates. The first challenge to conventional thinking is that despite Australia ...

Future Fund on the defense

... cent or around $63 million for the financial year to 31 January 2008, a solid result at a time when most funds were in the red. Michelle Baltazar

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher according to the lead from Wall Street, but base metal prices were mixed overnight in London, which could weigh on the miners. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... to the close. In London overnight, base metals were stronger. At 1217 AEDT, the local resources sector was slightly in the red, with BHP Billiton losing 22 cents to $39.48 and Rio Tinto shedding 36 cents to $136.14. US stocks fell overnight as crude ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Bank has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property ...

Adept Capital launches Asian FOHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
Adept Capital Partners has developed the Early Stage Asia Fund, which allows investors to access to the initial high growth potential of developing Asian hedge funds. The fund targets an annualised return between 15 to 20 per cent from no more than ...

NZ Super in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a negative return over the six-month period to December last year, citing continued global equity market volatility. The fund's full year net return on investments to June 2007 was 14.5 per cent before tax ...

Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
If government intervention is warranted to fix bank fees and grocery costs and monitor fuel prices, then it can't too long until super fund transfers feel the same blowtorch. As part of the government's inflation attack strategy, Treasurer Wayne Swan ...

Property back to fair value

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
The Australian property securities sector has been undeniably hard hit by the US credit liquidity crisis and ailing stockmarket, but industry punters believe that the sector is going through a rebirth of correction - and now returning to a "fair value" ...