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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market had continued its bloodletting at noon, falling more than two per cent in response to more heavy falls on Wall Street overnight and investor uncertainty over a possible global economic meltdown. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark ...

CommInsure tracks lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Commonwealth Bank's insurance arm, CommInsure, has embarked on a mission to help customers track down and consolidate over $2.5 million of their lost super accounts. CommInsure, who administers the SuperTrace Eligible Rollover Fund, have joined ranks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
The Australian share market looks set to continue its run in the red today after more falls on Wall Street. In London, base metal prices generally were down. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0824 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was ...

Market wrap - midday

After eight sessions in the red, the Australian stock market was finally in the black at midday, boosted by financial stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.4 points to 5,835.1 while the broader All Ordinaries had climbed 20.6 ...

Super funds to hold firm despite market crisis

Against the doom and gloom predictions surrounding debt and equities markets, historical data and projections from Selecting Super suggest Australian super funds will ride the market volatility and stay in the black by year-end. Analysts and research ...

Govt urges auto-rolling of $9.7bn lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, has suggested an automatic rollover system for lost super to help reduce the number of unclaimed super accounts, which now stands at nearly $10 billion. He urged the Federal Government ...

Super advice for $199

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
Westpac throws a fresh challenge to the industry on making advice affordable after it introduced a low cost superannuation advice service this month. In an effort to help Australians with low superannuation balances receive financial advice, Westpac ...

Avanteos starts year with rebate resolutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
Leading fund managers including ING, Colonial First State and Perpetual, and individual investors are set to benefit from new rebate and reporting initiatives from Commonwealth Bank owned platform, Avanteos. According to Chris Stevens, chief executive ...

A fresh take on deductible contributions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
Tax deductibility on personal super contributions has long been a bone of contention among many Australians but a superannuation specialist thinks there's a simpler way to approach the subject. Macquarie Adviser Services head of technical services ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, after local figures showed inflationary pressures have intensified, and following another poor performance on Wall St. This morning, the monthly inflation gauge prepared by TD Securities-Melbourne ...